Python Unit Test Automation: Practical Techniques for Python Developers and Testers

Book Description

Quickly learn how to automate unit testing of Python 3 code with Python 3 automation libraries, such as doctest, unittest, nose, nose2, and pytest.

This book explores the important concepts in software testing and their implementation in Python 3 and shows you how to automate, organize, and execute unit tests for this language. This knowledge is often acquired by reading source code, manuals, and posting questions on community forums, which tends to be a slow and painful process.

Python Unit Test Automation will allow you to quickly ramp up your understanding of unit test libraries for Python 3 through the practical use of code examples and exercises. All of which makes this book a great resource for software developers and testers who want to get started with unit test automation in Python 3 and compare the differences with Python 2.

This short work is your must-have quick start guide to mastering the essential concepts of software testing in Python.

What You’ll Learn:

• Essential concepts in software testing
• Various test automation libraries for Python, such as doctest, unittest, nose, nose2, and pytest
• Test-driven development and best practices for test automation in Python
• Code examples and exercises

Who This Book Is For:

Python developers, software testers, open source enthusiasts, and contributors to the Python community

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Python
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Unittest
Chapter 4: nose and nose2
Chapter 5: pytest
Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks

中文：

书名：Python单元测试自动化：面向Python开发人员和测试人员的实用技术

快速学习如何使用Python3自动化库(如doctest、unittest、nose2和pytest)自动执行Python3代码的单元测试。

这本书探讨了软件测试中的重要概念及其在Python3中的实现，并向您展示了如何自动化、组织和执行这种语言的单元测试。这些知识通常是通过阅读源代码、手册和在社区论坛上发布问题来获得的，这往往是一个缓慢而痛苦的过程。

Python Unit Test Automation这将允许您通过实际使用代码示例和练习来快速提高您对Python3的单元测试库的理解。所有这些都使这本书成为软件开发人员和测试人员的很好的资源，他们希望开始使用Python3中的单元测试自动化，并比较与Python2的差异。

这本短小精悍的著作是掌握在Python中进行软件测试的基本概念的必备快速入门指南。

What You’ll Learn:

• 软件测试中的基本概念
• 各种针对Python的测试自动化库，如doctest、unittest、nose2和pytest
• 测试驱动的开发和在Python中实现测试自动化的最佳实践
• Code examples and exercises

Who This Book Is For:

Python开发人员、软件测试人员、开源爱好者和Python社区的贡献者

Table of Contents

第1章：Python简介
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Unittest
Chapter 4: nose and nose2
第五章：火爆
Chapter 6: Tips and Tricks