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Mastering Unit Testing with Pytest

Gain insights into writing and executing tests with pytest. Learn about core concepts, organizing tests, assertions, fixtures, and achieving high test coverage to enhance software quality.

Intermediate

36 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into writing and executing tests with pytest. Learn about core concepts, organizing tests, assertions, fixtures, and achieving high test coverage to enhance software quality.

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21 Quizzes

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Course Overview

Welcome to the pytest course! This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively write and execute tests using pytest, a powerful testing framework for Python. Testing is crucial for software quality, and pytest is an essential tool in achieving that. Throughout the course, you’ll gain a solid foundation in pytest fundamentals and its core concepts, features, and capabilities. You’ll learn how to write and organize tests, use powerful assertions, manage fixtures, and ...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Python 3

Unit Testing

What You'll Learn

A comprehensive understanding of pytest and its application in software testing

Proficiency in writing well-structured and effective tests using pytest

Knowledge of strategies to achieve high test coverage and improve code quality

Hands-on experience with test-driven development (TDD) and the red-green-refactor cycle

The ability to integrate testing seamlessly into the software development workflow

Familiarity with pytest’s core concepts, features, and extensive plugin ecosystem

A comprehensive understanding of pytest and its application in software testing

Course Content

Introduction

3 Lessons

Get familiar with mastering pytest, enhancing unit testing skills, and understanding its benefits.

Course Objectives

Overview of Unit Testing

Introduction to Pytest

Pytest Framework

8 Lessons

Get started with writing tests, asserting, handling exceptions, fixtures, decorators, parametrization, and configuring Pytest.

Writing Unit Tests

Pytest Assertions

Testing Exceptions

Introduction to Pytest Fixtures

Mark Decorator

Parametrizing Tests

Pytest Configuration

Quiz on Pytest Framework

Advanced Unit Testing Techniques

7 Lessons

Work your way through advanced unit testing techniques with Pytest, including mocking, plugins, hooks, and custom extensions.

Mocking and Patching

MagicMock and Context Managers

Leveraging External Libraries

Pytest Hooks

Writing Custom Plugins and Extensions

Significance of Test Organization

Quiz on Advanced Unit Testing Techniques

Test-Driven Development with Flask

4 Lessons

Apply your skills to TDD with Flask, improving code quality, design, and testing efficiency.

Test-Driven Development

Introduction to Flask

Testing Flask Applications

Quiz on TDD with Flask

Different Types of Testing

5 Lessons

Solve problems in database, UI, performance, and machine learning testing with pytest tools.

Database Unit Testing for MongoDB

UI Testing Using Selenium

Load and Performance Testing

Machine Learning Models Testing for Scikit-Learn

Quiz on Different Types of Testing

Best Practices

7 Lessons

Focus on enhancing test coverage, test automation, Docker integration, refactoring, debugging, and CI pipelines.

Test Coverage

Test Automation Using Makefile

Docker with Pytest

Test Refactoring Principles

Debugging and Troubleshooting Tests

CI Pipelines Using GitHub Actions

Quiz on Best Practices for Pytest and Unit Testing

Concluding Remarks

1 Lessons

Build on your knowledge to write robust and maintainable tests using pytest.

Conclusion

Appendix

1 Lessons

Get familiar with installing Pytest and managing virtual environments efficiently.

Installation Guide for Pytest

Test the Endpoints of the Blog API Using Pytest

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