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Asked: 2026-05-30T17:44:09+00:00

I am thinking of creating some subclassed Django model fields and distributing them as

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I am thinking of creating some subclassed Django model fields and distributing them as a package on PyPI. I like to write unit tests for my code (à la TDD), but I’m a bit puzzled as to how I’d write tests for this particular library.

The first thought that came to my mind was to create a Django project that makes use of my subclasses and just use the Django test tools, but that doesn’t seem very elegant at all. There’s got to be a better way!

Is there a method of somehow bootstrapping Django for this type of thing? I’d appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction. Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Django itself comes with some tests for field-subclassing; the tests have their own models.py where the custom fields are used. You should get the best impression when you have a look at the actual code yourself!

    Addition: To have the models defined in your test package being discovered by django you will have to add your yourapp.test package to INSTALLED_APPS.
    Django itself has a built-in mechanism for its own tests to be automatically discovered and added to INSTALLED_APPS.

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