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pytest Quick Start Guide

By : Bruno Oliveira
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pytest Quick Start Guide

By: Bruno Oliveira

Overview of this book

Python's standard unittest module is based on the xUnit family of frameworks, which has its origins in Smalltalk and Java, and tends to be verbose to use and not easily extensible.The pytest framework on the other hand is very simple to get started, but powerful enough to cover complex testing integration scenarios, being considered by many the true Pythonic approach to testing in Python. In this book, you will learn how to get started right away and get the most out of pytest in your daily work?ow, exploring powerful mechanisms and plugins to facilitate many common testing tasks. You will also see how to use pytest in existing unittest-based test suites and will learn some tricks to make the jump to a pytest-style test suite quickly and easily.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Overview of what we have learned

The following sections will summarize what we have learned in this book.

Introduction

  • You should consider writing tests as your safety net. It will make you more confident in your work, allow you to refactor with confidence, and be certain that you are not breaking other parts of the system.
  • A test suite is a must-have if you are porting a Python 2 code base to Python 3, as any guide will tell you, (https://docs.python.org/3/howto/pyporting.html#have-good-test-coverage).
  • It is a good idea to write tests for the external APIs you depend on, if they don't have automated tests.
  • One of the reasons pytest is a great choice for beginners is because it is easy to get started; write your tests...