Automated testing with pytest and fixtures

3:40pm - 4:05pm on Friday, October 6 in PennTop North

Steven Saporta

Audience Level:

All

Watch:

https://youtu.be/8mp_1Jt-xHQ

Overview

176 functional tests. 133 unit tests. 5 browsers. How to keep test runs organized? Pytest and fixtures!

Description

Pytest is a free Python package that makes writing and running tests for your Python programs easier. Why use Pytest?

• Automatic test discovery finds and executes tests based on the names of files and functions.
• Multiple tests can run in parallel, saving time.
• It’s easy to group your tests and run just the relevant ones.
• Testing that your code has raised and expected exception is easy.
• Pytest “fixtures” are a powerful tool for:
  • Setting up and tearing down objects or data required by your tests
  • Parameterizing tests to run with different environments, inputs, etc.

This talk is ideal for a moderately technical audience. Basic knowledge of Python programming will be helpful, but is not required.