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Testing In Python

by Alfredo Deza, Noah Gift

February 2020

Beginner to intermediate

177 pages

3h 29m

English

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Why test at all?Leveling up from simple scripts to robust implementationsPython, Pytest, Tox supported versions in this bookAbout the cover
Setting up and using GitSetting up and using VirtualenvInstalling packages and dependenciesSetup Visual Code codeSetup and use VimSetup MakefileSetup and Use ZSH/BashUsing Cloud-based development environments
DirectoriesFilesFunctions, Classes, and test methodsSpecial test class methodsGood naming patterns
The most simple test possibleWhy is Pytest important?The power of assertPytest vs. Unittest
Setting up and teardown of xunit-style tests
PyTest ReportingCode QualityLintingCode Formatting with Python Black
How to debug codeUsing a debuggerPython Debugger (PDB) integration
What are fixtures?Creating new fixturesBuilt-in FixturesAdvanced Fixture usageParametrizing
Why and when to monkeypatch?monkeypatching is hardThe simplest monkeypatchingAutomatic and global monkeypatchingOther patchingWhen not to monkeypatch
Testing different Python versionsExpanding the testing matrixLinting and other validations

What is Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery and Why Do They Matter?JenkinsCircleCIGCP Cloud BuildContinuous Delivery for Hugo Static Site from Zero using AWS Code PipelineGithub Actions
Testing Click Commandline ToolsWar Story: The Health Check that wasn’t wrongWar Story: The Nine Circles of Hell While Parsing XMLWar Story: The Mysterious Vanishing Servers
Writing clean, testable, high quality code in PythonIncrease reliability in data science and machine learning projects with CircleCIData science project quality

Overview

Getting started with testing can be hard, and this book aims make it all very easy by using examples and explaining the process in a straightforward way. Testing is a core principle of robust software implementations and should be a prime skill to master that can be applied to any project.

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