Kai Grossjohann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote a test case that depends on a certain file existing in the > environment.
In theory, unit tests should not depend on any external factors, but we all know the difference between theory and practice, right? > So, I guess I should test that the file exists in the > setUp method. But what if it doesn't exist? How do I fail in that case? def setUp (self): try: open ("myEssentialTestFile") except IOError: self.fail ("Hey, dummy, myEssentialTestFile is missing!") -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list