Ben Finney wrote: > Summary: I'm looking for idioms in unit tests for factoring out > repetitive iteration over test data....
How about something like: > import unittest, bowling > class Test_Game(unittest.TestCase): > def setUp(self): > """ Set up test fixtures """ > self.game = bowling.Game() > def runs(self, throws): """Run a series of scores and return the result""" for throw in throws: self.game.add_throw(throw) return self.game.get_score() > def test_one_throw(self): > """ Single throw should result in expected score """ self.assertEqual(5, self.runs([5])) > def test_three_throws(self): > """ Three throws should result in expected score """ self.assertEqual(5 + 7 + 4, self.runs([5, 7, 4])) > def test_strike(self): > """ Strike should add the following two throws """ self.assertEqual(39, self.runs([10, 7, 4, 7])) There is no reason you cannot write support functions. -- -Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list