Course «Python: Automated testing»: online education
2026-02-21 23:40 Diff

Description

This course introduces you to the principles and tools of automated testing in Python. You will learn to write automated tests, measure coverage, and set continuous integration. The skills you learn in this course will help you improve the quality of your code. You'll be able to create a code architecture that is easy to use. Completing a course on environment and feature preparation is a wise idea to make learning easier.

Syllabus

1

Introduction

Getting to know the course topic

2

Testing objectives

Understanding what testing does

3

Assertions

Learning about assert, the built-in statement in Python

4

Pytest framework

Exploring the most popular testing framework in Python

5

Modular tests

Learning to write, using the stack test as an example

6

Data preparation

Exploring the Pytest facilities

7

Bad and good testing practices

Exploring the most common mistakes in writing tests

8

Testing through documentation

Finding out how tests work through documentation

9

Covering the code with tests

Learning to find code that is not affected by tests

10

Development through testing

Learning to write tests before writing the code

11

Continuous integration

Learning about automatic project assembly

12

Conclusion

Summarizing the course topic