Question

I have a folder with python scripts that contain doc tests that I want to do unit tests on. When I try to test it with one file like this:

import unittest
suite = unittest.TestSuite()
suite.addTest('/homes/ndeklein/workspace/MS/PyMS/pyMS/baseFunctions.py')
unittest.TextTestRunner().run(suite)

I get this error:

TypeError: the test to add must be callable

However, when I do it from the commandline

python '/homes/ndeklein/workspace/MS/PyMS/pyMS/baseFunctions.py'

it works.

How can I make my file callable?

Answer 1

addTest takes a TestCase or a TestSuite – and you’re passing in a string.

Have a look at the docs here:

http://docs.python.org/library/unittest.html

It’s not clear exactly what you want to do – but if baseFunctions.py defines a subclass of TestCase, you could try this:

import unittest
from baseFunctions import MyTestCase

suite = unittest.TestSuite()
suite.addTest(MyTestCase)
unittest.TextTestRunner().run(suite)