Return of Python Unittests

I got into the habit of using Python unit tests in a job a few about a year ago. I eventually created the jsonhunt.py unit test in my Toys repository but it stopped working. I haven't even used the jsonhunt script in a while and am no longer certain of its usefulness but I don't like the idea of not being able to do unit tests if I wanted to.

Simple working example

So I sat down and got a simple unit test working. Here's the test script:

	#! /usr/bin/env python
	import os
	import logging
	from unittest import TestCase
	import random
	logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(pathname)s:%(lineno)d %(msg)s')
	log = logging.getLogger()
	class Tests(TestCase):
	def __init__(self, *args, **vargs):
	super(Tests, self).__init__(*args, **vargs)
	log.setLevel(int(os.environ.get('LOG_LEVEL') or '30'))
	def test1(self):
	log.info('This is a test')
	self.assertTrue((random.randint(0,9) % 2) == 0)

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Notes

• I wish I had found a way to see options or arguments in the test but I couldn't find a way to do that. I had to settle for an environment variable to control the logging level.
• From the job I mentioned, I remembered we had a way of specifying the log level through some sort of option but I couldn't find a opportunity to get such an option, even through the superclass.
• At first I was trying to use a zero-argument constructor method but that wasn't working so I added *args, **vargs.

From the command line

I have a copy of the script in a git repository so a way to run the test is using that copy of the script:

1. get clone https://github.com/pfuntner/fun.git
2. cd fun/test
3. python -m unittest test1.Tests.test1

From PyCharm

Using the same repository as above:

1. Install the pytest package in PyCharm if it's not already installed
2. Create a PyCharm Run Configuration using the pytest Python test template:

Notes

• I couldn't get the PyCharm debugger working - at least not yet!