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Refs #2333 - Made minor tweaks to the formatting of testing documentation. 

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@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Creating an instance of ``Client`` (``django.test.client.Client``) requires
no arguments at time of construction. Once constructed, the following methods no arguments at time of construction. Once constructed, the following methods
can be invoked on the ``Client`` instance. can be invoked on the ``Client`` instance.
``get(path, data={}):`` ``get(path, data={})``
Make a GET request on the provided ``path``. The key-value pairs in the Make a GET request on the provided ``path``. The key-value pairs in the
data dictionary will be used to create a GET data payload. For example:: data dictionary will be used to create a GET data payload. For example::
@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ can be invoked on the ``Client`` instance.
http://yoursite.com/customers/details/?name='fred'&age=7 http://yoursite.com/customers/details/?name='fred'&age=7
``post(path, data={}):`` ``post(path, data={})``
Make a POST request on the provided ``path``. The key-value pairs in the Make a POST request on the provided ``path``. The key-value pairs in the
data dictionary will be used to create the POST data payload. This payload data dictionary will be used to create the POST data payload. This payload
will be transmitted with the mimetype ```multipart/form-data``. will be transmitted with the mimetype ``multipart/form-data``.
However submitting files is a special case. To POST a file, you need only However submitting files is a special case. To POST a file, you need only
provide the file field name as a key, and a file handle to the file you wish to provide the file field name as a key, and a file handle to the file you wish to
@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ can be invoked on the ``Client`` instance.
file name), and `attachment_file` (containing the file data). Note that you file name), and `attachment_file` (containing the file data). Note that you
need to manually close the file after it has been provided to the POST. need to manually close the file after it has been provided to the POST.
``login(path, username, password):`` ``login(path, username, password)``
In a production site, it is likely that some views will be protected with In a production site, it is likely that some views will be protected with
the @login_required URL provided by ``django.contrib.auth``. Interacting the @login_required URL provided by ``django.contrib.auth``. Interacting
@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ To assist in the creation of your own test runner, Django provides
a number of utility methods in the ``django.test.utils`` module. a number of utility methods in the ``django.test.utils`` module.
``setup_test_environment()`` ``setup_test_environment()``
Performs any global pre-test setup, such as the installing the Performs any global pre-test setup, such as the installing the
instrumentation of the template rendering system. instrumentation of the template rendering system.
@ -435,8 +434,7 @@ a number of utility methods in the ``django.test.utils`` module.
Performs any global post-test teardown, such as removing the instrumentation Performs any global post-test teardown, such as removing the instrumentation
of the template rendering system. of the template rendering system.
``create_test_db(verbosity=1, autoclobber=False)``: ``create_test_db(verbosity=1, autoclobber=False)``
Creates a new test database, and run ``syncdb`` against it. Creates a new test database, and run ``syncdb`` against it.
``verbosity`` has the same behaviour as in the test runner. ``verbosity`` has the same behaviour as in the test runner.
@ -450,8 +448,7 @@ a number of utility methods in the ``django.test.utils`` module.
``create_test_db()`` has the side effect of modifying ``create_test_db()`` has the side effect of modifying
``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` to match the name of the test database. ``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` to match the name of the test database.
``destroy_test_db(old_database_name, verbosity=1)``: ``destroy_test_db(old_database_name, verbosity=1)``
Destroys the database with the name ``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` matching, Destroys the database with the name ``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` matching,
and restores the value of ``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` to the provided name. and restores the value of ``settings.DATABASE_NAME`` to the provided name.