unittest

unittest docs

• unittest-patch

The internet seems to like pytest more than unittest

• unittest is like Java

Django testing

• Django uses unittest by default

Helper methods

What are the differences between setUpClass, setUpTestData and setUp in TestCase class? - Stack Overflow

setUpTestData

more performant than setUpClass

class Test(TestCase):
    @classmethod
    def setUpTestData(cls):
        pass

mock.patch

Expecting an Exception

self.assertRaises(ExceptionType, func, arg1, arg2)

self.assertRaises(ExceptionType, lambda: func(kwarg1="a", kwarg2="b"))

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Last update: 2023-04-24