getting-started-pytesting-code

Code examples for presentation on introductory unit testing in Python using the pytest library

Quick start

1. Get the code.

    $ git clone https://github.com/ftobia/getting-started-pytesting-code.git
    $ cd getting-started-pytesting
   

2. Make a virtualenv.

    $ virtualenv env
   

3. Activate your virtualenv.

    $ source env/bin/activate
    (env)$
   

4. Install pytest and the sample code library.

    (env)$ pip install pytest
    (env)$ pip install -e .
   

5. Run pytest

    (env)$ py.test
   

6. Play around with the code.

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Tags:

• beginning
• bunch
• arbitrary-markers
• chunkify
• install
• is_listy