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Intro to Testing and Test Automation in Python

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catinabox - Intro to Testing and Test Automation in Python

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Accompanies the Intro to Testing and Test Automation in Python slide deck. Aesthetic inspired by @sailorhg.

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This repo holds a tutorial which will walk you through adding unit tests, exploring these features of unit testing in general and pytest in particular:

Requirements

  1. Github accounts
  2. Python (2.7 or 3.x) with:
  • pip
  • virtualenv
  1. Git (either Github for Windows or command-line git)
  2. Text editor or IDE (e.g. Pycharm)

Tutorial Steps

  1. Setup and run tests
  2. Test a simple function
  3. Create and build a pull request
  4. Testing incorrect input
  5. Testing classes with fixtures
  6. Using mock and patch
  7. Parameterized tests
  8. Refactoring for unit testability

Solutions are visible by viewing the solutions branch.

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