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Title: add test_support.run_unittest command line options and arguments
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Tests Versions: Python 3.2, Python 2.7, Python 2.6
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Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: test_support.run_unittest cmdline options and arguments
View: 9028
Assigned To: Nosy List: techtonik
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2010-06-18 12:20 by techtonik, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg108100 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-06-18 12:20
Need --help, --list options and TestSute.testcase args for test_support.run_unittest


User story:
I am covering CGIHTTPServer with tests according to http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3875.txt speccy and want to run a single test in a cycle. I am running test cases like:

> python test_httpservers.py

I want to get all available tests in file and execute only the one I need, but test_support.run_unittest doesn't accept any params.

> python test_httpservers.py --help

just runs the test.


I propose to:

1. add list option
-l, --list    list the names of test to be executed and exit
example:
> python test_httpservers.py --list
BaseHTTPServer::command
BaseHTTPServer::handler

I omit `test_` prefix and `TestCase` suffixes as they don't bear any value and just clutter the console. This is my idealistic view.

2. add arguments of test names with wildcards
> python test_httpservers.py --list BaseHTTP*
BaseHTTPServer::command
BaseHTTPServer::handler
> python test_httpservers.py --list *auth*
BaseHTTPServer::handler
msg108102 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-06-18 12:23
3. The final goal is to be able to run single test as:

> python test_httpservers.py BaseHTTPServer::handler
msg108103 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-06-18 12:55
The example in first post should read:

> python test_httpservers.py --list *auth*
CGIHTTPServerTestCase::authorization

(several distractions a minute can drive anyone mad)
msg108106 - (view) Author: anatoly techtonik (techtonik) Date: 2010-06-18 13:06
Too many errors in description. Please close this ticket with #9028 as a superceder.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:02adminsetgithub: 53273
2010-06-27 10:08:16georg.brandlsetstatus: open -> closed
2010-06-18 13:56:57r.david.murraysetresolution: duplicate
superseder: test_support.run_unittest cmdline options and arguments
stage: resolved
2010-06-18 13:06:25techtoniksetmessages: + msg108106
2010-06-18 12:55:32techtoniksetmessages: + msg108103
2010-06-18 12:23:21techtoniksetmessages: + msg108102
2010-06-18 12:20:13techtonikcreate