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python-testing

Implements TDD-based testing workflows using pytest.

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使用pytest的Python测试策略,包括TDD方法、夹具、模拟、参数化和覆盖率要求。
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Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Implement TDD cycles of red, green, and refactor
  • Create reusable test fixtures with varying scopes
  • Parameterize tests for multiple input scenarios
  • Mock external dependencies and API calls
  • Measure code coverage with pytest-cov
  • Manage test database state with fixtures

How it works

The skill utilizes pytest fixtures, markers, and mocking libraries to isolate code units and verify behavior against expected outcomes.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Python functions and modules
You get back
Test execution results and coverage reports

When to use python-testing

  • Writing unit tests for new features
  • Improving test coverage percentages
  • Refactoring code while maintaining pass status
  • Testing complex logic with parameterization

About this skill

Python 测试模式

使用 pytest、TDD 方法论和最佳实践的 Python 应用程序全面测试策略。

何时激活

  • 编写新的 Python 代码(遵循 TDD:红、绿、重构)
  • 为 Python 项目设计测试套件
  • 审查 Python 测试覆盖率
  • 设置测试基础设施

核心测试理念

测试驱动开发 (TDD)

始终遵循 TDD 循环:

  1. :为期望的行为编写一个失败的测试
  2. 绿:编写最少的代码使测试通过
  3. 重构:在保持测试通过的同时改进代码
# Step 1: Write failing test (RED)
def test_add_numbers():
    result = add(2, 3)
    assert result == 5

# Step 2: Write minimal implementation (GREEN)
def add(a, b):
    return a + b

# Step 3: Refactor if needed (REFACTOR)

覆盖率要求

  • 目标:80%+ 代码覆盖率
  • 关键路径:需要 100% 覆盖率
  • 使用 pytest --cov 来测量覆盖率
pytest --cov=mypackage --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=html

pytest 基础

基本测试结构

import pytest

def test_addition():
    """Test basic addition."""
    assert 2 + 2 == 4

def test_string_uppercase():
    """Test string uppercasing."""
    text = "hello"
    assert text.upper() == "HELLO"

def test_list_append():
    """Test list append."""
    items = [1, 2, 3]
    items.append(4)
    assert 4 in items
    assert len(items) == 4

断言

# Equality
assert result == expected

# Inequality
assert result != unexpected

# Truthiness
assert result  # Truthy
assert not result  # Falsy
assert result is True  # Exactly True
assert result is False  # Exactly False
assert result is None  # Exactly None

# Membership
assert item in collection
assert item not in collection

# Comparisons
assert result > 0
assert 0 <= result <= 100

# Type checking
assert isinstance(result, str)

# Exception testing (preferred approach)
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
    raise ValueError("error message")

# Check exception message
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid input"):
    raise ValueError("invalid input provided")

# Check exception attributes
with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
    raise ValueError("error message")
assert str(exc_info.value) == "error message"

夹具

基本夹具使用

import pytest

@pytest.fixture
def sample_data():
    """Fixture providing sample data."""
    return {"name": "Alice", "age": 30}

def test_sample_data(sample_data):
    """Test using the fixture."""
    assert sample_data["name"] == "Alice"
    assert sample_data["age"] == 30

带设置/拆卸的夹具

@pytest.fixture
def database():
    """Fixture with setup and teardown."""
    # Setup
    db = Database(":memory:")
    db.create_tables()
    db.insert_test_data()

    yield db  # Provide to test

    # Teardown
    db.close()

def test_database_query(database):
    """Test database operations."""
    result = database.query("SELECT * FROM users")
    assert len(result) > 0

夹具作用域

# Function scope (default) - runs for each test
@pytest.fixture
def temp_file():
    with open("temp.txt", "w") as f:
        yield f
    os.remove("temp.txt")

# Module scope - runs once per module
@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def module_db():
    db = Database(":memory:")
    db.create_tables()
    yield db
    db.close()

# Session scope - runs once per test session
@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
def shared_resource():
    resource = ExpensiveResource()
    yield resource
    resource.cleanup()

带参数的夹具

@pytest.fixture(params=[1, 2, 3])
def number(request):
    """Parameterized fixture."""
    return request.param

def test_numbers(number):
    """Test runs 3 times, once for each parameter."""
    assert number > 0

使用多个夹具

@pytest.fixture
def user():
    return User(id=1, name="Alice")

@pytest.fixture
def admin():
    return User(id=2, name="Admin", role="admin")

def test_user_admin_interaction(user, admin):
    """Test using multiple fixtures."""
    assert admin.can_manage(user)

自动使用夹具

@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
def reset_config():
    """Automatically runs before every test."""
    Config.reset()
    yield
    Config.cleanup()

def test_without_fixture_call():
    # reset_config runs automatically
    assert Config.get_setting("debug") is False

使用 Conftest.py 共享夹具

# tests/conftest.py
import pytest

@pytest.fixture
def client():
    """Shared fixture for all tests."""
    app = create_app(testing=True)
    with app.test_client() as client:
        yield client

@pytest.fixture
def auth_headers(client):
    """Generate auth headers for API testing."""
    response = client.post("/api/login", json={
        "username": "test",
        "password": "test"
    })
    token = response.json["token"]
    return {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}

参数化

基本参数化

@pytest.mark.parametrize("input,expected", [
    ("hello", "HELLO"),
    ("world", "WORLD"),
    ("PyThOn", "PYTHON"),
])
def test_uppercase(input, expected):
    """Test runs 3 times with different inputs."""
    assert input.upper() == expected

多参数

@pytest.mark.parametrize("a,b,expected", [
    (2, 3, 5),
    (0, 0, 0),
    (-1, 1, 0),
    (100, 200, 300),
])
def test_add(a, b, expected):
    """Test addition with multiple inputs."""
    assert add(a, b) == expected

带 ID 的参数化

@pytest.mark.parametrize("input,expected", [
    ("[email protected]", True),
    ("invalid", False),
    ("@no-domain.com", False),
], ids=["valid-email", "missing-at", "missing-domain"])
def test_email_validation(input, expected):
    """Test email validation with readable test IDs."""
    assert is_valid_email(input) is expected

参数化夹具

@pytest.fixture(params=["sqlite", "postgresql", "mysql"])
def db(request):
    """Test against multiple database backends."""
    if request.param == "sqlite":
        return Database(":memory:")
    elif request.param == "postgresql":
        return Database("postgresql://localhost/test")
    elif request.param == "mysql":
        return Database("mysql://localhost/test")

def test_database_operations(db):
    """Test runs 3 times, once for each database."""
    result = db.query("SELECT 1")
    assert result is not None

标记器和测试选择

自定义标记器

# Mark slow tests
@pytest.mark.slow
def test_slow_operation():
    time.sleep(5)

# Mark integration tests
@pytest.mark.integration
def test_api_integration():
    response = requests.get("https://api.example.com")
    assert response.status_code == 200

# Mark unit tests
@pytest.mark.unit
def test_unit_logic():
    assert calculate(2, 3) == 5

运行特定测试

# Run only fast tests
pytest -m "not slow"

# Run only integration tests
pytest -m integration

# Run integration or slow tests
pytest -m "integration or slow"

# Run tests marked as unit but not slow
pytest -m "unit and not slow"

在 pytest.ini 中配置标记器

[pytest]
markers =
    slow: marks tests as slow
    integration: marks tests as integration tests
    unit: marks tests as unit tests
    django: marks tests as requiring Django

模拟和补丁

模拟函数

from unittest.mock import patch, Mock

@patch("mypackage.external_api_call")
def test_with_mock(api_call_mock):
    """Test with mocked external API."""
    api_call_mock.return_value = {"status": "success"}

    result = my_function()

    api_call_mock.assert_called_once()
    assert result["status"] == "success"

模拟返回值

@patch("mypackage.Database.connect")
def test_database_connection(connect_mock):
    """Test with mocked database connection."""
    connect_mock.return_value = MockConnection()

    db = Database()
    db.connect()

    connect_mock.assert_called_once_with("localhost")

模拟异常

@patch("mypackage.api_call")
def test_api_error_handling(api_call_mock):
    """Test error handling with mocked exception."""
    api_call_mock.side_effect = ConnectionError("Network error")

    with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
        api_call()

    api_call_mock.assert_called_once()

模拟上下文管理器

@patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open)
def test_file_reading(mock_file):
    """Test file reading with mocked open."""
    mock_file.return_value.read.return_value = "file content"

    result = read_file("test.txt")

    mock_file.assert_called_once_with("test.txt", "r")
    assert result == "file content"

使用 Autospec

@patch("mypackage.DBConnection", autospec=True)
def test_autospec(db_mock):
    """Test with autospec to catch API misuse."""
    db = db_mock.return_value
    db.query("SELECT * FROM users")

    # This would fail if DBConnection doesn't have query method
    db_mock.assert_called_once()

模拟类实例

class TestUserService:
    @patch("mypackage.UserRepository")
    def test_create_user(self, repo_mock):
        """Test user creation with mocked repository."""
        repo_mock.return_value.save.return_value = User(id=1, name="Alice")

        service = UserService(repo_mock.return_value)
        user = service.create_user(name="Alice")

        assert user.name == "Alice"
        repo_mock.return_value.save.assert_called_once()

模拟属性

@pytest.fixture
def mock_config():
    """Create a mock with a property."""
    config = Mock()
    type(config).debug = PropertyMock(return_value=True)
    type(config).api_key = PropertyMock(return_value="test-key")
    return config

def test_with_mock_config(mock_config):
    """Test with mocked config properties."""
    assert mock_config.debug is True
    assert mock_config.api_key == "test-key"

测试异步代码

使用 pytest-asyncio 进行异步测试

import pytest

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_async_function():
    """Test async function."""
    result = await async_add(2, 3)
    assert result == 5

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_async_with_fixture(async_client):
    """Test async with async fixture."""
    response = await async_client.get("/api/users")
    assert response.status_code == 200

异步夹具

@pytest.fixture
async def async_client():
    """Async fixture providing async test client."""
    app = create_app()
    async with app.test_client() as client:
        yield client

@pytest.mark.asynci

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When not to use it

  • When testing third-party library code
  • When writing complex conditional logic inside tests

Prerequisites

pytestpytest-cov

Limitations

  • Requires 80% minimum code coverage
  • Prohibits use of print statements for debugging

How it compares

This workflow prioritizes behavioral testing over implementation details and mandates specific coverage targets compared to ad-hoc testing.

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