[Tutor] unittest: unbound method?

[Alan Gauld]

> from panTools import Ini
> class TestIni(unittest.TestCase):
> ...
>     def test_loadDict(self):
>         Ini.load(self.name)   #<===========
>
> in test_loadDict
>     #x=Ini.load(self.name)
> TypeError: unbound method load() must be called with Ini instance as
first
> argument (got dict instance instead)
>
> I read several unittest tutorials and they all use class.method,
> not instance.method. What's going wrong in my code?

The error is with Ini which is a class you imported from panTools.
You need to use an instance of Ini in your class method:

 def test_loadDict(self):
      i = Ini()   # create instance
      i.load(self.name)  # use instance instead of class.

Personally I usually test new classes at the >>> prompt rather than
writing test harnesses using unittest. The >>> prompt is much more
immediate. Once your individual classes work you can use unittest
to check the bigger picture combinations of classes.

Alan G.