Short Course Comprehensive Testing Scenarios and Best Practices

[liamjberrisford]

Motivation

Understanding how to write and implement tests is critical for ensuring code reliability and maintainability. However, beginners often struggle with writing effective tests and understanding best practices. Providing comprehensive testing scenarios along with best practices can help learners develop a solid foundation in testing.

Output

An expanded section on the "Python Testing" page that includes comprehensive testing scenarios and best practices. This section will provide detailed examples of various testing techniques, including unit tests, integration tests, and mock testing, along with guidelines for writing and organizing tests effectively.

Considerations / Notes

• Provide scenarios for integration testing, demonstrating how to test interactions between different parts of the code.
• Offer best practices for writing clear, maintainable, and effective tests, such as naming conventions, test organization, and code coverage.
• Include interactive exercises where learners can write and run tests, receiving immediate feedback on their code.
• Provide a section on continuous integration and how to set up automated testing pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or Travis CI.

By integrating these comprehensive testing scenarios and best practices, learners can gain a deeper understanding of testing methodologies and how to apply them effectively. This approach will enhance their ability to write robust, reliable, and maintainable code.

[amyheather]

I've add some notes on pytest and an example of a test in commit 98371c5 - although this example I've included might be a bit complex?

[thawes-rse]

@berrli The topics you list could easily fill a whole course and some of them (e.g. mocking) are quite advanced. Maybe they would fit better into a course on testing?