What you'll learn

Once you’ve learned the basics of the Python language and started building programs, you will soon realize a need for some automated tests to make sure everything you’ve built keeps on working as you (and other developers) extend and improve it. In this course, Unit Testing with Python, you will learn foundational knowledge in unit testing. First, you will discover how to write and run tests using the ‘unittest’ framework, and some theory about how to design good test cases. Next, you will explore other popular testing frameworks in Python - pytest and doctest. Finally, you will examine how to use test doubles effectively, and techniques for parameterized testing and measuring test coverage. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of writing unit tests needed to be confident adding tests for the code you write, and sharing those tests with other developers.