Getting started basics

• pytest: helps you write better programs
• Installation and Getting Started
  • Installation
  • Our first test run
  • Asserting that a certain exception is raised
  • Grouping multiple tests in a class
  • Going functional: requesting a unique temporary directory
  • Where to go next
  • Known Installation issues
• Usage and Invocations
  • Calling pytest through python -m pytest
  • Getting help on version, option names, environment variables
  • Stopping after the first (or N) failures
  • Specifying tests / selecting tests
  • Modifying Python traceback printing
  • Dropping to PDB (Python Debugger) on failures
  • Setting a breakpoint / aka set_trace()
  • Profiling test execution duration
  • Creating JUnitXML format files
  • Creating resultlog format files
  • Sending test report to online pastebin service
  • Disabling plugins
  • Calling pytest from Python code
• Good Integration Practices
  • Work with virtual environments
  • Choosing a test layout / import rules
  • Use tox and Continuous Integration servers
  • Create a pytest standalone script
  • Integrating with distutils / python setup.py test
  • Integration with setuptools test commands
  • Conventions for Python test discovery
• Project examples
  • Some organisations using pytest
• Some Issues and Questions
  • On naming, nosetests, licensing and magic
  • pytest fixtures, parametrized tests
  • pytest interaction with other packages