Testing Your Code With Python's unittest: Structuring & Validating Tests

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Download your free Python Cheat Sheet here: https://realpython.com/cheatsheet Free Python Skill Test with instant level + learning plan: https://realpython.com/skill-test Want to learn faster? Become a Python Expert with unlimited access to 5,000+ tutorials, videos, and exercises: https://realpython.com/start This is a preview of the video course, "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. This is a portion of the complete course, which you can find here: https://realpython.com/courses/testing-your-code-with-pythons-unittest/ The rest of the course covers: - Asserting Yourself - Exercise: Test a String Utility - Skipping Tests - Using Subtests - Exercise: Parameterize Tests With Subtests - Preparing With Fixtures - Exercise: Prepare Test Data With Fixtures - Testing Your Code With Python's unittest (Quiz) 🐍 Become a Python expert with real-world tutorials, on-demand courses, interactive quizzes, and 24/7 access to a community of experts at https://realpython.com ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 🐍 Start Here → https://realpython.com/start 🗺️ Guided Learning Paths → https://realpython.com/learning-paths 🎧 Real Python Podcast → https://realpython.com/podcast 📚 Python Books → https://realpython.com/books 📖 Python Reference → https://realpython.com/ref 🧑‍💻 Quizzes & Exercises → https://realpython.com/quizzes 🎓 Live Courses: https://realpython.com/live ⭐️ Reviews & Learner Stories: https://realpython.com/learner-stories ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰
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