Python/Django Unit Testing Cheatsheet

cheatsheet_unittest_python_django.md

Python/Django Unit Testing Cheatsheet

## Importing utilities
from unittests import TestCase  #or, in Django:
from django.test import TestCase  #(see https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/testing/tools/#django.test.TestCase)
from unittests impor skip
from mock import (Mock, patch, mock_open, )
from nose.tools import (istest, nottest, assert_equal, raises)

## Writting tests
# xxTest naming for test-autodiscovery
class foobarTest(TestCase):
	def setUp(self):
		pass
	def tearDown(self):
		pass
	def test_if_i_can_this(self):
		self.assertTrue(True)
	@skip('why are you skipping a test?')
	def test_that(self):
		self.assertItemsEqual(actual, [1,2,3,4])  # The sorting doesn't matter