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authorBarry Warsaw <barry@python.org>2002-04-23 21:39:00 +0000
committerBarry Warsaw <barry@python.org>2002-04-23 21:39:00 +0000
commit5ca537473b5840241aac613724e7557a216e0458 (patch)
tree69c1b57847f5bfecdd87859ce3e127058851a0c6 /Lib/test/README
parent99d17006c12d2e768a7b8e1c706adf6b4e152140 (diff)
downloadcpython-git-5ca537473b5840241aac613724e7557a216e0458.tar.gz
Rewrote the PyUnit description so that it now recommends to use
run_suite() instead of run_unittest(). Best practice is to plan for multiple test classes.
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diff --git a/Lib/test/README b/Lib/test/README
index 455b365242..0aa2b1e804 100644
--- a/Lib/test/README
+++ b/Lib/test/README
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ The test_support helper module provides a two functions for use by
PyUnit based tests in the Python regression testing framework:
run_unittest() takes a unittest.TestCase derived class as a parameter
and runs the tests defined in that class, and run_suite() takes a
-populated TestSuite instance and runs the tests.. All test methods in
-the Python regression framework have names that start with "test_" and
-use lower-case names with words separated with underscores.
+populated TestSuite instance and runs the tests. run_suite() is
+preferred because unittest files typically grow multiple test classes,
+and you might as well be prepared.
+
+All test methods in the Python regression framework have names that
+start with "test_" and use lower-case names with words separated with
+underscores.
All PyUnit-based tests in the Python test suite use boilerplate that
looks like this:
@@ -50,11 +54,17 @@ looks like this:
import unittest
import test_support
- class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+ class MyTestCase1(unittest.TestCase):
# define test methods here...
+ class MyTestCase2(unittest.TestCase):
+ # define more test methods here...
+
def test_main():
- test_support.run_unittest(MyTestCase)
+ suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+ suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(MyTestCase1))
+ suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(MyTestCase2))
+ test_support.run_suite(suite)
if __name__ == "__main__":
test_main()
@@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ top level:
make test
-{WINDOWS] Run rt.bat from your PCBuild directory. Read the comments at
+[WINDOWS] Run rt.bat from your PCBuild directory. Read the comments at
the top of rt.bat for the use of special -d, -O and -q options processed
by rt.bat.