Testing Python Apps

Building Python apps

Testing while you build

Section 3: Intro to unittest

Section 4: Unit testing a simple Flask endpoint

Section 5: Unit testing a REST API

Continuous Integration

Travis CI is set up only for Section 2.

https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/python/

Section 6: Integration testing a REST API

Sections 7 + 8: System testing a REST API

7: unittest

8: Postman + newman

Remember to cover installing the necessary PyCharm plugins to be able to run things simultaneously. Need:

Multirun, to allow to run multiple configurations in parallel.
BashSupport (or CMDSupport on Windows), to allow running command-line scripts.
- Also need to check how to do this on Windows

Section 9: Acceptance testing a website

Section 10: Contract testing (not now)