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73 lines
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py.test Features
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no-boilerplate testing with Python
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- automatic customizable Python test discovery
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- powerful parametrization of test functions
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- use the ``assert`` statement for your assertions
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- rely on powerful traceback and assertion reporting
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- use ``print`` or ``pdb`` debugging on failures
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extensive plugin and customization system
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.. _`suprisingly easy`: http://bruynooghe.blogspot.com/2009/12/skipping-slow-test-by-default-in-pytest.html
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- all collection, reporting, running aspects are delegated to hook functions
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- hook functions are defined per-directory, per-project or through PyPI released plugins
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- it is `suprisingly easy`_ to add command line options or
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do other kind of add-ons and customizations.
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mature command line testing tool
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- used in many projects, ranging from 10 to 10K tests
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- autodiscovery of tests
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- simple well sorted command line options
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- runs on Unix, Windows from Python 2.4 up to Python 3.1 and 3.2
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- is itself tested extensively on a CI server
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- keyword/testname based selection of tests
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integrates well with CI systems
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- produces compatible JunitXML output for Hudson or other CI servers
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- produces "resultlog" text files for easy parsing
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- integrates well with tox_
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.. _`tox`: http://codespeak.net/tox
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supports several testing practises and methods
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- supports extended `xUnit style setup`_
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- can integrate nose_, `unittest.py` and `doctest.py`_ style tests
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- supports generating testing coverage reports
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- supports :ref:`non-python tests`
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- `Javasript unit- and functional testing`_
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.. _`Javasript unit- and functional testing`: plugin/oejskit.html
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.. _`coverage testing with figleaf`: plugin/figleaf.html
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.. _`unittest.py`: http://docs.python.org/library/unittest.html
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distributing tests to local/remote subprocesses
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.. _`pytest-xdist`: plugin/xdist.html
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- distribute tests to multiple CPUs
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- distribute tests to remote ssh or socket connected machines
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- run tests in subprocess, re-run failing ones on file-change
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skip or expect-to-fail a test
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- skip tests if there are platform or dependency mismatches
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- xfail a test (on certain platforms)indicating an implementation problem
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- you can use skip and xfail imperatively or as a decorating marker
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.. include:: links.inc
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