add test and change log for #989

Author: dimitri-yatsenko

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Added - `dj.Top` restriction ([#1024](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/issues/1024)) PR [#1084](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/pull/1084)
 - Fixed - Added encapsulating double quotes to comply with [DOT language](https://graphviz.org/doc/info/lang.html) - PR [#1177](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/pull/1177)
 - Added - Ability to set hidden attributes on a table - PR [#1091](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/pull/1091)
+- Added - Ability to specify a list of keys to popuate - PR [#989](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/pull/989)
 
 ### 0.14.2 -- Aug 19, 2024
 - Added - Migrate nosetests to pytest - PR [#1142](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-python/pull/1142)

tests/test_autopopulate.py

@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ def test_populate_with_success_count(subject, experiment, trial):
     assert len(trial.key_source & trial) == success_count
 
 
+def test_populate_explicit_key_list(subject, experiment, trial):
+    # test simple populate
+    assert subject, "root tables are empty"
+    assert not experiment, "table already filled?"
+	keys = experiment.key_source.fetch("KEY", order_by="KEY")
+    n = 3
+    keys = keys[:n] 
+    assert len(keys) == n
+    ret = experiment.populate(keys)
+    assert n == ret["success_count"]
+
+
 def test_populate_exclude_error_and_ignore_jobs(schema_any, subject, experiment):
     # test simple populate
     assert subject, "root tables are empty"