Unit Testing and Test Driven Development in Python
Learning the discipline of Test Driven Development (also known as TDD) Using the Python Programming Language
Development,Software Testing,Unit Testing
Lectures -31
Duration -2 hours
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Course Description
Test Driven Development is a key discipline every software developer should practice to ensure the quality of their code. In this course I'll show you how to use this discipline in your everyday coding practices to help ensure the quality of your code base.
In this course we’ll be going over:
- What is Unit Testing and Test Driven Development and how does it help you.
- What is the PyTest testing library and how is it used for writing unit tests in Python.
- How to setup some common Python development environments to use PyTest.
- What are Test Doubles and how do you implement and use them with unittest.mock.
- What are some Best Practices for unit testing and Test Driven Development.
- We’ll also walk through some hands on example programming sessions using TDD in Python.
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
- Understand what is Unit Testing and Test Driven Development and how do they help you.
- Understand what the PyTest testing library is and how it is used for writing unit tests in Python.
- Know how to setup some common Python development environments to use PyTest.
- Understand what Test Doubles are and how they are implemented and used with unittest.mock.
- Know some of the Best Practices for Unit Testing and Test Driven Development.
- Walk through some hands on example programming sessions using TDD in Python.
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
- A basic understanding of the Python programming language.
- A PC running Windows, MacOS X, or Linux.
- Python 2.7 or 3 installed on that PC.
- A Python development environment setup (editor and/or IDE of choice.
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction
1 Lectures
- Introduction 02:28 02:28
Overview of Unit Testing and Test Driven Development
5 Lectures
Setting Up Your Development Environment
4 Lectures
PyTest Overview
6 Lectures
The Supermarket Checkout Kata
7 Lectures
Test Doubles
5 Lectures
TDD Best Practices
1 Lectures
Conclusion
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Richard Wells
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