Testing Your Code With Python's unittest

The Python standard library ships with a testing framework named unittest, which you can use to write automated tests for your code. The unittest package has an object-oriented approach where test cases derive from a base class, which has several useful methods.

The framework supports many features that will help you write consistent unit tests for your code. These features include test cases, fixtures, test suites, and test discovery capabilities.

In this video course, you’ll learn how to:

• Write unittest tests with the TestCase class
• Explore the assert methods that TestCase provides
• Use unittest from the command line
• Group test cases using the TestSuite class
• Create fixtures to handle setup and teardown logic

To get the most out of this video course, you should be familiar with some important Python concepts, such as object-oriented programming, inheritance, and assertions. Having a good understanding of code testing is a plus.

What’s Included:

• 12 Lessons
• Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
• 2 Downloadable Resources
• Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
• Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
• 3 Hands-On Coding Exercises
• Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
• Certificate of Completion

Downloadable Resources:

• Course Slides (.pdf)
• Sample Code (.zip)

Related Learning Paths:

• Testing and Continuous Integration