Python Testing with pytest, Second Edition (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
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In Chapter 6 Markers pg 78, it says
Should your passing xfail tests result in XFAIL? If yes, leave strict alone. If you wan...
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Brian Okken @brianokken,
The following flags require an extra dash as for pytest 7.1.2:
--lf - for last failed;
--ff - for first fai...
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p. 40, 2nd paragraph, final sentence: “–fixturues” will look nicer without the second ‘u’.
Great book, by the way.
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@brianokken
After installing the cards project card creation appears to be working but when I try to run the “card” command I get the f...
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There is the following example, on the page 28:
$ pytest -v --tb=no -k “(dict or ids) and not TestEquality”
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Please use the following format for the title of this thread (then simply delete/replace this text with the content for the ...
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pytest’s output on page 231 contains 4 items for test_everyone case (admin, author, editor, visitor), while fixture’s params...
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If I’m not mistaken, the sentence on page 68 “We’ve just changed the way pytest fills in the value for initial_state every t...
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Then we can use both empty_db and some_cards in a test:
should be:
Then we can use both non_empty_db and some_cards in a...
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Python Testing with pytest, Second Edition: typo “one tox environment” (179)
The following sentence appears to have a typo (...
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The exercises in Chapter 15 refer to the following two directories:
pytest-skip-slow
slow-full
In the downloaded source th...
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In Chapter 14, exercise 3, there’s the following instruction:
Re-run the tests with --n=auto.
Using my installed version o...
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Exercise 1 in Chapter 14 contains the instructions:
Head over to pypy.python.org with your favorite browser.
Unfortunately...
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I ran this command after installing the sample application:
$ cards add do something --owner Brian
And got a file not found error:
Fil...
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When I run the coverage example to report on missing lines, I get:
pytest --cov=cards --report=term-missing ch7
ERROR: usage: pytest [op...
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When installing Cards as an editable package, I get the following error:
ERROR: File “setup.py” not found. Directory cannot be installe...
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When running tox for the first time, I got the following error:
ERROR: InterpreterNotFound: python3.10
I realised that I was running ...
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#book-python-testing-with-pytest-second-edition
Hi. Thanks for writing the book. I am just learning so this might just of been an issue ...
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When trying to run tox in parallel as explained on page 151, I got the following error:
tox: error: argument -p/–parallel: expected one...
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Brian, I don’t think this file got updated properly when you uploaded the new version. The README.md file is still missing, and the fix ...
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Title: Python Testing with pytest, Second Edition page 120
$ cd /path/to/code
$ pytest --cov=cards ch7
Doesn’t seem to work, ch7 folde...
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What’s next paragraph:
We’ve used them parametrize tests with a single parameter and simple values, like strings.
Should the word the...
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This is from the PDF of the latest beta release as on 10th Feb, 2022.
Page 13, section titled Writing Knowledge-Building Tests, second p...
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@brianokken
Brian, the top level README.md file refers to “tasks_proj” instead of “cards_proj”.
Based on this I grepped for “tasks” and...
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The way I have this formatted it is page 80. But when discussing the content of ch3/b/conftest.py you say:
“the cards_db fixture has ca...
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Testing with Typer
A great feature of Typer is that it proves a testing interface
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In the “what changed list”, 3rd bullet point says:
The section [project.entry-points.“pytest-11”] is added […]
However, the code exam...
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The sentence beginning “There is also an errata page set up at both pytestbook.com and at pragprog.com” crosses the end of page at just t...
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