Testing Python : applying unit testing, TDD, BDD, and acceptance testing / David Sale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sale, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Python (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley, 2014.

Summary:

Fundamental testing methodologies applied to the popular Python language Testing Python; Applying Unit Testing, TDD, BDD and Acceptance Testing is the most comprehensive book available on testing for one of the top software programming languages in the world. Python is a natural choice for new and experienced developers, and this hands-on resource is a much needed guide to enterprise-level testing development methodologies. The book will show you why Unit Testing and TDD can lead to cleaner, more flexible programs. Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) are increa

Contents:

About the Author; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: A History of Testing; You Do Test, Don't You?; Fundamentals and Best Practices; Summary; Chapter 2: Writing Unit Tests; What Is Unit Testing?; What Should You Test?; Writing Your First Unit Test; Following the PEP-8 Standard; Unit Test Structure; Additional Unit Test Examples; Useful Methods in Unit Testing; Summary; Chapter 3: Utilizing Unit Test Tools; Using Python's Nose; PyTest: An Alternative Test Runner; Mock and Patch Tricky Situations; Summary; Chapter 4: Writing Testable Documentation; Writing Your First Doctest

Improving Doctests with Nose Integration Summary; Resources; Chapter 5: Driving Your Development with Tests; Agile Development ; Ethos of Test Driven Development; Advantages of Test Driven Development; Ping-Pong Programming; Test Driving Your Problem; Summary; Resources; Chapter 6: Writing Acceptance Tests; What Is Acceptance Testing?; Letting Behavior Drive Your Problem; Advanced Acceptance Test Techniques; Summary; Resources; Chapter 7: Utilizing Acceptance Test Tools; Cucumber: The Acceptance Test Standard; Lettuce in Detail; Robot: An Alternative Test Framework; Summary; Resources

Chapter 8: Maximizing Your Code's Performance Understanding the Importance of Performance Testing; JMeter and Python; Code Profiling with cProfile; Summary; Resources; Chapter 9: Looking After Your Lint; Coming to Grips with Pylint; Covering All Your Code with Unit Tests; Summary; Resources; Chapter 10: Automating Your Processes; Build Paver Tasks; Setting Up Automated Builds; Summary; Resources; Chapter 11: Deploying Your Application; Deploying Your Application to Production; Smoke Testing a Deployed Application; Summary; Resources; Chapter 12: The Future of Testing Python; Stub the Solution

Making Deployment Natural Automating (Nearly) Everything; Working in Public; Collaborating on Step Definitions; Final Thoughts; Resources; Index; End User License Agreement

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 16, 2014).

ISBN:

1-5231-1838-5

1-118-90125-8

OCLC:

883252177