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Testing and Test-Driven Development

This lesson covers how to write tests for your code, understand test-driven development, and use testing frameworks like pytest in Python.

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Lesson metadata

Slug testing-and-test-driven-development
Pathway Maintaining & Sustaining Software
Subtopic —
Skill Level Intermediate
OSS Role(s) Maintainer, Contributor
Resource Type tutorial
Time Required 6m
Author CodeRefinery Team
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords testing, test-driven development, Python, pytest
Language(s) en

Additional metadata

Audience Researchers, Software Developers, PhD Students
Competency Required Python, basic understanding of software development
Creative Work Status Active
Date Created 2020-09-15
Date Modified 2023-01-10
Date Published 2020-10-01
Domain General Open Source
Has Part https://docs.pytest.org, pytest documentation
Identifier https://coderefinery.github.io/testing/
Is Part Of CodeRefinery Software Development Series
Learning Objectives After this lesson, the learner should be able to: - Explain the principles and benefits of test-driven development (TDD) - Demonstrate how to write unit tests using pytest - Apply TDD practices to improve code quality and design - Implement automated testing strategies for software projects - Recognize the role of testing in continuous integration workflows
Mentions pytest, https://docs.pytest.org, Testing framework for Python
Ospo Relevance Core
Prerequisite Notes python-basics
Sorting Id 31
Teaches The student will be able to write unit tests and apply test-driven development practices using pytest.
Topic Testing
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