Running all unit tests

[Ben Finney]

Jason Voegele <jason at jvoegele.com> writes:

> What's the recommended approach for Python programs? I'm sure I
> could write a shell script (or a Python script even) that scans my
> "test" directory for test cases and runs them, but I'm wondering if
> there's something already built in that could do this for me.

The lack of a built-in “collect and run all the tests in this working
tree” in the Python unit test system is a known problem; discussions
are ongoing what to do about it.

Meanwhile, the third-party ‘nose’ system
<URL:http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/> provides this
and much more, while remaining compatible with both testing systems in
the standard library.

I generally set up a ‘test’ target in my Makefile, such that it will
use ‘nosetests’ to collect and run all the tests; then I just run
‘make test’ in a loop that is triggered by any filesystem change in my
project working tree.

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Ben Finney