Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> writes: > First, as Ben remarks, if one test _depends_ on an earlier one then it > isn't a real unit test. > > On the other hand, if you simply have some simple tests followed by > more complex tests (I have several like this) you have two facilities > to help you. > > Firstly, I have observed that unittest tends to run tests in lexical > order
Back on the first hand again, some unit test runners will deliberately *change* the order so your test cases are tested for independence. Really, if your test cases depend on being executed in a particular sequence, the ‘unittest’ module is a poor fit. -- \ “Come on, if your religion is so vulnerable that a little bit | `\ of disrespect is going to bring it down, it's not worth | _o__) believing in, frankly.” —Terry Gilliam, 2005-01-18 | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
