Testing

Carl, Jonathon

How Do You Test Code?

Why Test?

Compare:

  • debugging
  • static analysis
  • testing
  • compiler / interpreter errors
  • runtime error handling (try/catch blocks)

Standard Library Unit Testing

unittest and unittest.mock

External Library / Tool

py.test => integrate with Pycharm

Exercises!

Testing: When? How?

  • pre/during development
  • debugging
  • automating

Other Testing

  • design-by-contract
  • performance
  • error handling
  • stochastic
  • pen-and-paper

Interesting Resources