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pytest Quick Start Guide

You're reading from pytest Quick Start Guide Write better Python code with simple and maintainable tests

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789347562

Length 160 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

pytest

Concepts

Application Testing

Author (1):

Oliveira

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

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Foreword

Contributors

Preface

1. Introducing pytest FREE CHAPTER

2. Writing and Running Tests

3. Markers and Parametrization

4. Fixtures

5. Plugins

6. Converting unittest suites to pytest

7. Wrapping Up

1. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Index

Appendix 1. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Python Testing Cookbook - Second Edition Greg L. Turnquist, Bhaskar N. Das

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Run test cases from the command line with increased verbosity
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Write a testable story with Voidspace Mock and Nose
Configure TeamCity to run Python tests on commit
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Selenium WebDriver 3 Practical Guide - Second Edition Unmesh Gundecha, Recommended for You , Recommended for You , Learning, Recommended for You , Learning, Beginner's Guide

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Understand what Selenium 3 is and how is has been improved than its predecessor
Use different mobile and desktop browser platforms with Selenium 3
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Learn to use Java 8 API and Selenium 3 together
Explore remote WebDriver and discover how to use it
Perform cross browser and distributed testing with Selenium Grid
Use Actions API for performing various keyboard and mouse actions

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Authors (1)

Oliveira

Oliveira

Bruno Oliveira is a software developer with 18 years experience working at ESSS, developing desktop and web applications for simulation and numerical analysis for several industry sectors including oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, and chemical processes. Having taken part in the development of an internal testing framework to attend to the various needs of the applications he worked with, and having always been interested in testing and software quality, in 2012, Bruno took note of pytest and immediately fell in love with the project. He started contributing whenever he could and has been a pytest core contributor since 2014.

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