Re: importing modules to be tested

I stand corrected: the __init__.py file is not needed.
$ python -m pytest
works all by itself.
Thank you for your patience.


On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 6:05 PM dn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 11/01/24 13:59, Alex Kleider wrote:
> > I've studied that thread; if the solution is there, I've not
> > understood what it is.
> > In fact it was that thread that prompted me to bring up this (same?)
> > issue that has been on my mind for a long time.
> > I can be patient and continue to use my clumsy solution for the time being.
> > Again, thank you for all your contributions.
>
>
> The issue described below IS similar to referenced thread: pytest is
> running but is unable to 'see' the script from a test-script in the test
> sub-directory.
>
> <<<
> python -m pytest /path/project/tests/test_test_foo.py --no-header
> --no-summary -q
>
> - prepending "python -m"
> which configures the sys.path to include current/project directory (and
> hence the "src.foo" relative-addressing) which likely accounts for the
> issues outlined (above)
>  >>>
>
>
>
> > On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 4:46 PM dn <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Sorry Alex, am in the middle of a conference.
> >> Please see 'yesterday's' conversation, as referenced earlier - should
> >> solve the problem...
> >>
> >> On 11/01/24 13:43, Alex Kleider wrote:
> >>> I've done what I think 'dn' is recommending but still things
> >>> aren't working.
> >>> There is still the same import error.
> >>> Again, any advice would of course be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> $ ls -lA
> >>> total 16
> >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 alex alex  100 Jan 10 12:25 code2test.py
> >>> drwxr-xr-x 3 alex alex 4096 Jan 10 16:19 tests
> >>>
> >>> $ ls -lA tests
> >>> total 8
> >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 alex alex  233 Jan 10 16:19 test_code.py
> >>>
> >>> $ cat code2test.py
> >>> #!/usr/bin/env python3
> >>> # file: code2test.py
> >>> def code():
> >>>       return "code2test.code() has been run"
> >>>
> >>> $ cat tests/test_code.py
> >>> #!/usr/bin/env python3
> >>> # File: tests/test_code.py
> >>> import code2test
> >>>
> >>> def test_code(self):
> >>>       assert code2test.code() ==  "code2test.code() has been run"
> >>>
> >>> $ pytest
> >>> ============================== test session starts
> >>> ==============================
> >>> platform linux -- Python 3.9.2, pytest-7.2.0, pluggy-1.0.0
> >>> rootdir: /home/alex/Git/Lib/Question
> >>> collected 0 items / 1 error
> >>>
> >>> ==================================== ERRORS
> >>> =====================================
> >>> ______________________ ERROR collecting tests/test_code.py
> >>> ______________________
> >>> ImportError while importing test module
> >>> '/home/alex/Git/Lib/Question/tests/test_code.py'.
> >>> Hint: make sure your test modules/packages have valid Python names.
> >>> Traceback:
> >>> /usr/lib/python3.9/importlib/__init__.py:127: in import_module
> >>>       return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
> >>> tests/test_code.py:8: in <module>
> >>>       import code2test
> >>> E   ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'code2test'
> >>> ============================ short test summary info
> >>> ============================
> >>> ERROR tests/test_code.py
> >>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Interrupted: 1 error during collection
> >>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>> =============================== 1 error in 0.06s
> >>> ================================
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM dn <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 11/01/24 12:50, Alex Kleider wrote:
> >>>>> Thanks "dn" for your response.
> >>>>> I couldn't find an explicit answer to my question but am I to understand that
> >>>>> if one uses one of the testing frameworks then the problem goes away?
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, don't waste your time by doing things the hard-way, unnecessarily!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Alex
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Again, you've 'taken the bull by the horns' and bravely attempted to
> >>>>>> solve the problem.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> However, this is 're-inventing the wheel' and not 'standing on the
> >>>>>> shoulders of giants' (who have trod this path before).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> There are three popular automated-testing frameworks:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - doctest
> >>>>>> - unittest
> >>>>>> - pytest
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> NB there are others, as well as plug-ins/extensions to the above - the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> =dn
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> =dn
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Regards,
> =dn
>


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