unittest can not use function name 'test' ?

ajikoe

Hello

I found something strange in my unittest :
This code is ok (will report error ):

class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()
But if I add a function with the first name is 'test' it fails to
recognize the error:
class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):
def test1(self):
pass

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()
Please help
pujo

Nov 22 '05 #1

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Fredrik Lundh

aj****@gmail.com wrote:

I found something strange in my unittest :
This code is ok (will report error ):

class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

But if I add a function with the first name is 'test' it fails to
recognize the error:

class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):
def test1(self):
pass

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

the runTest() method is a fallback, and is only used if you don't have any
test*() methods in your test case. see e.g.

http://docs.python.org/lib/organizing-tests.html

</F>

Nov 22 '05 #2

Fredrik Lundh

aj****@gmail.com wrote:

I found something strange in my unittest :
This code is ok (will report error ):

class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

But if I add a function with the first name is 'test' it fails to
recognize the error:

class MyTest1(unittest.TestCase):
def test1(self):
pass

def runTest(self):
self.assertEqual(2,3)
pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

the runTest() method is a fallback, and is only used if you don't have any
test*() methods in your test case. see e.g.

http://docs.python.org/lib/organizing-tests.html

</F>

Nov 22 '05 #3

ajikoe

Thanks Fredrik...

pujo

Nov 22 '05 #4

ajikoe

Thanks Fredrik...

pujo

Nov 22 '05 #5

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