Python testing

Assertions

assert <boolean context>, 'text'

Doctest

eg.

• The function

>>> def sum_naturals(n):
        """Return the sum of the first n natural numbers.

        >>> sum_naturals(10)
        55
        >>> sum_naturals(100)
        5050
        """
        total, k = 0, 1
        while k <= n:
            total, k = total + k, k + 1
        return total

• The globals function

>>> from doctest import testmod
>>> testmod()
TestResults(failed=0, attempted=2)

• One single function

>>> from doctest import run_docstring_examples
>>> run_docstring_examples(sum_naturals, globals(), True)
Finding tests in NoName
Tring:
    sum_naturals(10)
Expecting:
    55
ok
Trying:
    sum_naturals(100)
Expecting:
    5050
ok

• The command line

python -m doctest <python_source_file>