[Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases
Greetings: I'm not certain this is the right forum for this question. If not, please point me to the correct one. I am using the unittest module to test a package our team is writing. I presently have three modules of test cases and a top level module to run the entire suite. The hierarchy looks like this: testsymgen top level testsymc39 61 test cases testsym2544 test cases testsymc93 0 test cases (so far) testsymgen is a very simple file. Here it is: import unittest from testsymc39 import * from testsym25 import * from testsymc93 import * if __name__=='__main__': unittest.main( ) Each of the sub-modules runs correctly, but when I run testsymgen, only 99 test cases are executed. Can anyone tell me why this should happen. Is there some sort of limit on the number of test cases that can be run in a batch? Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Barry Regards, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 541-302-1107 We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals. -Quarry worker's creed ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases
Carroll, Barry wrote: Greetings: I'm not certain this is the right forum for this question. If not, please point me to the correct one. I am using the unittest module to test a package our team is writing. I presently have three modules of test cases and a top level module to run the entire suite. The hierarchy looks like this: testsymgen top level testsymc39 61 test cases testsym2544 test cases testsymc93 0 test cases (so far) testsymgen is a very simple file. Here it is: import unittest from testsymc39 import * from testsym25 import * from testsymc93 import * if __name__=='__main__': unittest.main( ) Each of the sub-modules runs correctly, but when I run testsymgen, only 99 test cases are executed. Can anyone tell me why this should happen. Is there some sort of limit on the number of test cases that can be run in a batch? I don't think there is a limit like this. I wonder, do you have any name collisions? For example if testsymc39 and testsym25 both contain class TestSym then only the second one will run because it will shadow the name from the first module. If this is the case you need a more sophisticated way of accumulating tests. You might want to look into using nose or one of the other test-discovery frameworks listed here: http://pycheesecake.org/wiki/PythonTestingToolsTaxonomy#UnitTestingTools Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases
Kent: I just rechecked my class names, and there are no duplicates. I was careful to preface all of the classes in testsymc39 with 'C39...', and used 'S25...' in testsym25. Likewise, the classes in each module have names that describe the type of data being tested, so names are unique within each module as well. Is there a maximum length for class names? Some of my class names are pretty long, and only differ in the last few characters. I'd be surprised if that were the case in Python, but I'm short on other ideas. Thanks for your help. Regards, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 541-302-1107 We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals. -Quarry worker's creed -Original Message- Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:42:15 -0400 From: Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases Cc: tutor@python.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed snip I don't think there is a limit like this. I wonder, do you have any name collisions? For example if testsymc39 and testsym25 both contain class TestSym then only the second one will run because it will shadow the name from the first module. If this is the case you need a more sophisticated way of accumulating tests. You might want to look into using nose or one of the other test-discovery frameworks listed here: http://pycheesecake.org/wiki/PythonTestingToolsTaxonomy#UnitTestingTools Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases
Kent: -Original Message- From: Kent Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:59 PM To: Carroll, Barry Subject: Re: [Tutor] Unittest not running all test cases Carroll, Barry wrote: Kent: I just rechecked my class names, and there are no duplicates. I was careful to preface all of the classes in testsymc39 with 'C39...', and used 'S25...' in testsym25. Likewise, the classes in each module have names that describe the type of data being tested, so names are unique within each module as well. Is there a maximum length for class names? Some of my class names are pretty long, and only differ in the last few characters. I'd be surprised if that were the case in Python, but I'm short on other ideas. I don't know of any limits on class names. They are just strings in dictionaries after all. Try running your tests in verbose mode, you should at least be able to figure out which ones aren't running. Try unittest.main(argv=['', '-v']) Kent I tried your suggestion. Lo and behold, all the test cases ran! So I tried the terse mode again. All the test cases STILL ran! So the problem has vanished without a trace. Or a good reason. Having a problem just disappear like that bothers me almost more than the original problem. (It's also a little embarrassing.) =8^( Anyway, thanks for your help. Regards, Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 541-302-1107 We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals. -Quarry worker's creed ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
