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11: pytest assert magic
Episode 11

11: pytest assert magic

Test & Code

February 4, 201613m 47s

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Show Notes

How pytest, unittest, and nose deal with assertions.

The job of the test framework to tell developers how and why their tests failed is a difficult job.

In this episode I talk about assert helper functions and the 3 methods pytest uses to get around having users need to use assert helper functions.

Topics

pythonprogrammingsoftwaretesting