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diff --git a/Lib/test/README b/Lib/test/README index 455b365..0aa2b1e 100644 --- a/Lib/test/README +++ b/Lib/test/README @@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ The test_support helper module provides a two functions for use by PyUnit based tests in the Python regression testing framework: run_unittest() takes a unittest.TestCase derived class as a parameter and runs the tests defined in that class, and run_suite() takes a -populated TestSuite instance and runs the tests.. All test methods in -the Python regression framework have names that start with "test_" and -use lower-case names with words separated with underscores. +populated TestSuite instance and runs the tests. run_suite() is +preferred because unittest files typically grow multiple test classes, +and you might as well be prepared. + +All test methods in the Python regression framework have names that +start with "test_" and use lower-case names with words separated with +underscores. All PyUnit-based tests in the Python test suite use boilerplate that looks like this: @@ -50,11 +54,17 @@ looks like this: import unittest import test_support - class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase): + class MyTestCase1(unittest.TestCase): # define test methods here... + class MyTestCase2(unittest.TestCase): + # define more test methods here... + def test_main(): - test_support.run_unittest(MyTestCase) + suite = unittest.TestSuite() + suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(MyTestCase1)) + suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(MyTestCase2)) + test_support.run_suite(suite) if __name__ == "__main__": test_main() @@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ top level: make test -{WINDOWS] Run rt.bat from your PCBuild directory. Read the comments at +[WINDOWS] Run rt.bat from your PCBuild directory. Read the comments at the top of rt.bat for the use of special -d, -O and -q options processed by rt.bat. |