How can I break into a running test with the pdb interactive debugger?
This is the test:
class UserTestCase(TestCase):
def test_register_should_create_UserProfile(self):
c = Client()
response = c.post('/account/register/', {u'username': [u'john'], u'email': [u'john@beatles.com'], u'bnewaccount': [u'Signup']})
self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
user = User.objects.get( username ='john')
self.assertTrue(user.get_profile())
When I attempt to run the tests:
$ python manage.py test
The test database is created. The progress dots ‘.’ begin to progress across the screen as the tests pass.
Then the progess stops.
I am never shown a pdb> prompt in the terminal window.
How can I get pdb to work properly?
Have you tried ipdb instead of vanilla pdb? I use ipdb and what you’re trying to do works fine.
Alternatively, as a fallback, why not try the pdb call inside the method you’re testing, just before the response is returned?