On 11Dec2015 14:09, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
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.
That's fine. My tests are independent. But it is _handy_ that while building
the tests and adding new tests that they are issued in a predictable order.
Really, if your test cases depend on being executed in a particular
sequence, the ‘unittest’ module is a poor fit.
Yes, but that is not the case for me, and quite possibly for the OP. Even if
they aren't, he seems savvy and quick to learn and willing to adjust worse
practice for better.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au>
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