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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.

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Table of Contents (9 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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1
Introducing pytest
Introducing pytest
Why spend time writing tests?
A quick look at the unittest module
Why pytest?
Summary
2
Writing and Running Tests
Writing and Running Tests
Installing pytest
Writing and running tests
Organizing files and packages
Useful command-line options
Configuration: pytest.ini
Summary
3
Markers and Parametrization
Markers and Parametrization
Mark basics
Built-in marks
Parametrization
Summary
4
Fixtures
Fixtures
Introducing fixtures
Sharing fixtures with conftest.py files
Scopes
Autouse
Parametrizing fixtures
Using marks from fixtures
An overview of built-in fixtures
Tips/discussion
Summary
5
Plugins
Plugins
Finding and installing plugins
An overview of assorted plugins
Honorable mentions
Summary
6
Converting unittest suites to pytest
Converting unittest suites to pytest
Using pytest as a test runner
Converting asserts with unitest2pytest
Handling setup/teardown
Managing test hierarchies
Refactoring test utilities
Migration strategy
Summary
7
Wrapping Up
Wrapping Up
Overview of what we have learned
The pytest community
Next steps
Final summary
8
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