minimal pytest example

.gitignore

*.pyc

__init__.py

# empty

Makefile

.PHONY: test clean

test: clean
	py.test -s --tb=short tests

clean:
	find . -name "*.pyc" | xargs rm || true
	rm -rf test/__pycache__ # pytest

sample.py

def convert(txt):
    return "<%s>" % txt.upper()

test_sample.py

from sample import convert


def setup_module(module):
    print "\n==== setting up ====\n"


def teardown_module(module):
    print "\n==== tearing down ====\n"


def test_conversion():
    assert convert("hello world") == "<HELLO WORLD>"
    assert True == False