PCPP2 Software Testing Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are true regarding 'unittest' test suites?
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
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Test classes must inherit from unittest.TestCase.
Suites can be built using TestLoader, and tests are aggregated from classes inheriting from unittest.TestCase.
Answer analysis
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Test classes must inherit from unittest.TestCase.
Why this is correct
Inheritance is required for the framework to pick up the tests.
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All test methods must start with the word 'test'.
Why this is correct
This is the default naming requirement for unittest.
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Fixtures must be named 'setUp' and 'tearDown'.
Why it's wrong here
These are only two of the possible methods; others like setUpClass exist.
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You cannot run unittest from the command line.
Why it's wrong here
It is natively supported via python -m unittest.
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Test suites are limited to 10 tests each.
Why it's wrong here
There is no such limit.
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