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.. _features:
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pytest: helps you write better programs
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.. note:: Upcoming: `professional testing with pytest and tox <http://www.python-academy.com/courses/specialtopics/python_course_testing.html>`_ , 24th-26th June 2013, Leipzig.
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**a mature full-featured Python testing tool**
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- runs on Posix/Windows, Python 2.4-3.3, PyPy and Jython-2.5.1
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- :ref:`comprehensive online <toc>` and `PDF documentation <pytest.pdf>`_
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- used in :ref:`many projects and organisations <projects>`, in test
suites ranging from 10 to 10s of thousands of tests
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- comes with many :ref:`tested examples <examples>`
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**provides easy no-boilerplate testing**
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- makes it :ref:`easy to get started <getstarted>`,
many :ref:`usage options <usage>`
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- :ref:`assert with the assert statement`
- helpful :ref:`traceback and failing assertion reporting <tbreportdemo>`
- allows :ref:`print debugging <printdebugging>` and :ref:`the
capturing of standard output during test execution <captures>`
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**scales from simple unit to complex functional testing**
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- (new in 2.3) :ref:`modular parametrizeable fixtures <fixture>`
- :ref:`parametrized test functions <parametrized test functions>`
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- :ref:`mark`
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- :ref:`skipping`
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- can :ref:`distribute tests to multiple CPUs <xdistcpu>` through :ref:`xdist plugin <xdist>`
- can :ref:`continuously re-run failing tests <looponfailing>`
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- many :ref:`builtin helpers <pytest helpers>` and :ref:`plugins <plugins>`
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- flexible :ref:`Python test discovery`
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**integrates many common testing methods**:
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- multi-paradigm: pytest can run many ``nose``, ``unittest.py`` and
``doctest.py`` style test suites, including running testcases made for
Django and trial
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- supports :ref:`good integration practises <goodpractises>`
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- supports extended :ref:`xUnit style setup <xunitsetup>`
- supports domain-specific :ref:`non-python tests`
- supports the generation of testing coverage reports
- `Javascript unit- and functional testing`_
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- supports :pep:`8` compliant coding styles in tests
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**extensive plugin and customization system**:
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- all collection, reporting, running aspects are delegated to hook functions
- customizations can be per-directory, per-project or per PyPI released plugins
- it is easy to add command line options or do other kind of add-ons and customizations.
.. _`Javascript unit- and functional testing`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/oejskit
.. _`easy`: http://bruynooghe.blogspot.com/2009/12/skipping-slow-test-by-default-in-pytest.html
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