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How to generate dynamic (parametrized) unit tests in python?

I have some kind of test data and want to create an unit test for each item. My first idea was to do it like this: import unittest l = [["foo", "a", "a",], ["bar", "a", "b"], ["lee", "b", "b"]] ...
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Python unittest: Generate multiple tests programmatically? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to generate dynamic (parametrized) unit tests in python? I have a function to test, under_test, and a set of expected input/output pairs: [ (2, 332), (234, 99213), ...
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Where do the Python unit tests go?

If you're writing a library, or an app, where do the unit test files go? It's nice to separate the test files from the main app code, but it's awkward to put them into a "tests" subdirectory inside ...
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How to run django's test database only in memory?

My django unit tests take a long time to run, so I'm looking for ways to speed that up. I'm considering installing an SSD, but I know that has its downsides too. Of course there are things I could ...
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How can one mock/stub python module like urllib

I need to test a function that needs to query a page on an external server using urllib.urlopen (it also uses urllib.urlencode). The server could be down, the page could change; I can't rely on it for ...
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Writing unit tests in Python: How do I start?

I completed my first proper project in Python and now my task is to write tests for it. Since this is the first time I did a project, this is the first time I would be writing tests for it. The ...
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Running unittest with typical test directory structure

The very common directory structure for even a simple Python module seems to be to separate the unit tests into their own test directory: new_project/ antigravity/ antigravity.py ...
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Python nose vs. unittest [closed]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Python's nose library versus unittest.
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Python's unittest and dynamic creation of test cases [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to generate dynamic (parametrized) unit tests in python? Is there a way to dynamically create unittest test cases? I have tried the following.. class ...
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pydev breakpoints not working

I am working on a project using python 2.7.2, sqlalchemy 0.7, unittest, eclipse 3.7.2 and pydev 2.4. I am setting breakpoints in python files (unit test files), but they are completely ignored ...
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Python - doctest vs. unittest

I'm trying to get started with unit testing in Python and I was wondering if someone could inform me of the advantages and disadvantages of doctest and unittest. What conditions would you use each ...
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I need a sample of python unit testing sqlalchemy model with nose

Can someone show me how to write unit tests for sqlalchemy model I created using nose. I just need one simple example. Thanks.
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How can I unit test responses from the webapp WSGI application in Google App Engine?

I'd like to unit test responses from the Google App Engine webapp.WSGIApplication, for example request the url '/' and test that the responses status code is 200, using GAEUnit. How can I do this? ...
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Commit in git only if tests pass

I've recently started using git, and also begun unit testing (using Python's unittest module). I'd like to run my tests each time I commit, and only commit if they pass. I'm guessing I need to use ...
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Outputting data from unit test in python

If I'm writing unit tests in python (using the unittest module), is it possible to output data from a failed test, so I can examine it to help deduce what caused the error? I am aware of the ability ...

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