harold.utesttools

Package harold :: Module utesttools

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Module harold.utesttools

Useful functions and classes for building unit tests.

Function Summary
Decorators
	`assertNotRaise(exception_class)` A decorator maker for test methods in test cases.
	`assertRaises(exception_class)` A parametrized decorator for test methods in test cases.
	`failIfRaises(exception_class)` A decorator maker for test methods in test cases.
	`failUnlessRaises(exception_class)` A parametrized decorator for test methods in test cases.

Function Details

assertNotRaise(exception_class)

A decorator maker for test methods in test cases. It checks that the decorated function does not raise the given exception class.

Also known as assertNotRaise.

Usage example:

 class MyTest (TestCase):
     @failIfRaises (AttributeError)
     def test_x_has_y (self):
         "test that x has an attribute named y"
         self.x.y

Parameters:: exception_class - a subclass of Exception or a tuple of such subclasses

Synonyms:

assertRaises(exception_class)

A parametrized decorator for test methods in test cases. It checks that the decorated function raises the given exception class.

Usage example:

 class MyTest (TestCase):
     @failUnlessRaises (AttributeError)
     def test_x_has_no_y (self):
         "test that x has no attribute named y"
         self.x.y

Parameters:: exception_class - a subclass of Exception or a tuple of such subclasses

Synonyms:

failIfRaises(exception_class)

A decorator maker for test methods in test cases. It checks that the decorated function does not raise the given exception class.

Also known as assertNotRaise.

Usage example:

 class MyTest (TestCase):
     @failIfRaises (AttributeError)
     def test_x_has_y (self):
         "test that x has an attribute named y"
         self.x.y

Parameters:: exception_class - a subclass of Exception or a tuple of such subclasses

Synonyms:

failUnlessRaises(exception_class)

A parametrized decorator for test methods in test cases. It checks that the decorated function raises the given exception class.

Usage example:

 class MyTest (TestCase):
     @failUnlessRaises (AttributeError)
     def test_x_has_no_y (self):
         "test that x has no attribute named y"
         self.x.y

Parameters:: exception_class - a subclass of Exception or a tuple of such subclasses

Synonyms:

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