skeleton for test code

basic_test_stub.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Tests for app code.


Usage:

 in a terminal:

    1. cd folder containing `{tests, app}` folders
    2. run `nosetests --with-coverage --cover-html --cover-package=utils`

 from anaconda ipython console:

   * !nosetests tests

nose will find these test scripts, run them and alert you to any errors

@author: laurence
"""

from __future__ import division, print_function

import <app>.<module> as foo
from mock import patch


def test_in_a_function():# pylint: disable-msg=C0103
    """
    Test basic ...
    """
    assert False


class TestClassy(unittest.TestCase):
    """
    Class for testing the app code
    """
    @classmethod
    def setupClass(cls):  # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
        """This method is run once for each class before any tests are run"""
        pass

    @classmethod
    def teardownClass(cls): # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
        """This method is run once for each class _after_ all tests are run"""
        pass

    def setUp(self): # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
        """This method is run once before _each_ test method is executed"""
        pass

    def tearDown(self): # pylint: disable-msg=C0103
        """This method is run once after _each_ test method is executed"""
        pass

    def test_a_thing(self):
        """
        Test basic workingness of thing
        """
        assert False
        
    @patch('<module>.attribute')
    def test_a_thing(self, mock_attribute):
        """
        Test basic workingness of thing where we need to patch `attribute`
        """
        assert False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()