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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)

Next steps

After all we learned, you might be anxious to get started with pytest or be eager to use it more frequently.

Here are a few ideas of the next steps you can take:

  • Use it at work; if you already use Python in your day job and have plenty of tests, that's the best way to start. You can start slowly by using pytest as a test runner, and use more pytest features at a pace you feel comfortable with.
  • Use it in your own open source projects: if you are a member or an owner of an open source project, this is a great way to get some pytest experience. It is better if you already have a test suite, but if you don't, certainly starting with pytest will be an excellent choice.
  • Contribute to open source projects; you might choose an open source project that has unittest style tests and decide to offer to change it to use pytest. In April 2015, the pytest community organized...