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PyUnit

PyUnit is an easy way to create unit testing programs with Python.

Basic Example

Here's a basic example, making use of standard PyUnit conventions.

   1 import unittest
   2 
   3 from foobarbaz import Foo # code from module you're testing
   4 
   5 class SimpleTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
   6     def setUp(s):
   7         """
   8         Called before every single test case.
   9         """
  10         s.foo = Foo()
  11         s.file = open( "blah", "r" )
  12     def tearDown(s):
  13         """
  14         Called after every single test case.
  15         """
  16         s.file.close()
  17     def testA(s):
  18         """test case A; note that all test method names must begin with 'test.'"""
  19         assert foo.bar() == 543, "bar() not calculating values correctly"
  20     def testB(s):
  21         """test case B"""
  22         assert foo+foo == 34, "can't add Foo instances"
  23     def testC(s):
  24         """test case C"""
  25         assert foo.baz() == "blah", "baz() not returning blah correctly"
  26 
  27 class OtherTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
  28     def setUp(s):
  29         blah_blah_blah()
  30     def tearDown(s):
  31         blah_blah_blah()
  32     def testBlah(s):
  33         assert s.blahblah == "blah", "blah isn't blahing blahing correctly"
  34 
  35 if __name__ == "__main__":
  36     unittest.main() # run all tests

For more details, see [http://pyunit.sourceforge.net/pyunit.html the PyUnit manual.]

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