Topic Archive

Testing

  • Building a 500 line API regression test suite

    Bob Belderbos

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    4 min read

    This article appeared as a Pybites email first. If you like it consider joining our friends list for weekly Python, developer and (!) mindset content … Last year I built a cool API to post code images using our pybites-carbon tool. It will store the tip code in a database and store the code image in an S3 bucket. A few weeks ago I finally made it open source so I am happy to receive contributions etc. 🎉 I am not sure why I kept it private for so long but one reason was a much needed cleanup 😅🤯 OK some lines are black formatting, but…

  • You can now hone your testing / pytest skills on our platform

    Bob Belderbos

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    7 min read

    Writing test code is an essential skill. As PyBites we believe writing code is the only solution to becoming a master (Ninja) at programming. The same applies to test code. For that reason we extended our regular exercises with Test Bites. In this article you will read about the feature showcasing it on our first ever Test Bite. We also share some details around implementation and a challenge we hit getting it to work. Enjoy and start honing your testing skills today!

  • How to Cleanup S3 Objects and Unittest it

    Giuseppe Cunsolo

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    In this guest post Giuseppe shares what he learned having to cleanup a large number of objects in an S3 bucket. He introduces us to some boto3 as well as moto and freezegun he used to test his code. Enter Giuseppe …

  • How to Test Your Django App with Selenium and pytest

    Bob Belderbos

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    10 min read

    In this article I will show you how to test a Django app with pytest and Selenium. We will test our CodeChalleng.es platform comparing the logged out homepage vs the logged in dashboard. We will navigate the DOM matching elements and more. Overall you should learn enough Selenium and pytest to start testing a web page including a login. Sounds exciting? Let’s dive straight in!

  • Why Python is Great for Test Automation

    Andrew Knight

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    5 min read

    Testing in Python is consistently growing in popularity. In this article our friend Andrew Knight from Automation Panda walks through 10 reasons why Python is great for Test Automation.

  • All You Need to Know to Start Using Fixtures in Your pytest Code

    Bob Belderbos

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    13 min read

    Setting up test cases for code that manage data can be challenging but it’s an important skill to reliably test your code. You might have heard of the setup and teardown methods in unittest. In pytest you use fixtures and as you will discover in this article they are actually not that hard to set up. Fixtures have been labelled pytest’s killer feature so let’s explore them in this article using a practical example.