unittest
Test outcomes
Tests have 3 possible outcomes:
ok
The test passes.
FAIL
The test does not pass, and raises an AssertionError exception.
ERROR
The test raises an exception other than AssertionError.
Asserting Truth
class TruthTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_fail_unless(self):
self.failUnless(True)
def test_assert_true(self):
self.assertTrue(True)
def test_fail_if(self):
self.failIf(False)
def test_assert_fail(self):
self.assertFalse(False)
Testing Equality
class EqualityTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_equal(self):
self.failUnlessEqual(1, 3-2)
def test_not_equal(self):
self.failIfEqual(2, 3-2)
Almost Equal
class AlmostEqualTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_almost_equal(self):
self.failUnlessAlmostEqual(1.1, 1.2, places=0)
def test_not_almost_equal(self):
self.failIfAlmostEqual(1.1, 1.2, places=1)
Testing for Exceptions
def raises_error(*args, **kwargs):
print args, kwargs
raise ValueError('Invalid value:' + str(args) + str(kwargs))
class ExceptionTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_fail_unless_raises(self):
self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, raises_error, 'a', b='c')
Test Fixtures
Fixtures are resources needed by a test.
For example, if you are writing several tests for the same class, those tests all need an instance of that class to use for testing.
Other test fixtures include database connections and temporary files.
TestCase includes a special hook to configure and clean up any fixtures needed by your tests.
To configure the fixtures, override setUp(). To clean up, override tearDown().
class FixturesTest(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
print 'In setUp'
self.fixture = range(1, 10)
def tearDown(self):
print 'in tearDown'
del self.fixture
def test_fixtures(self):
print 'in test'
self.failUnlessEqual(self.fixture, range(1, 10))
Mocks
Mocking is primarily used in unit testing.
An object under test may have dependencies on other (complex) objects. To isolate the behavior of the object you want to test you replace the other objects by mocks that simulate the behavior of the real objects. This is useful if the the real objects are impractical to incorporate into the unit test.
In short, mocking is creating objects that simulate the behavior of real objects.
Google PyCon US 2014 Montreal Ned Batchelder - Getting Started Testing
2015-06-02