import unittest

class baseClass(object):
    def __init__(self, testList=[]):
        self.testList = testList

    def insertItem(self):
        self.testList.append("testing from baseClass")

class TestBaseClass(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.instance = baseClass()

    def tearDown(self):
        del self.instance
        self.instance = None

    def testInsertItem(self):
        self.instance.insertItem()
        print self.instance.testList
        self.assertEqual(self.instance.testList, ["testing from baseClass"])

def test_main():
    suite = unittest.TestSuite()
    suite.addTest(TestBaseClass("testInsertItem"))
    suite.addTest(TestBaseClass("testInsertItem"))
    suite.addTest(TestBaseClass("testInsertItem"))
    suite.addTest(TestBaseClass("testInsertItem"))    
    unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    test_main()

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C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>c:\Pyth
on26\python.exe unittest-test.py
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ERROR
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass']
ok

======================================================================
ERROR: testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittest-test.py", line 23, in testInsertItem
    self.instance.insertItem()
TypeError: insertItem() takes no arguments (1 given)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 2 tests in 0.000s

FAILED (errors=1)

C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>c:\Pyth
on26\python.exe unittest-test.py
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass']
ok

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 2 tests in 0.015s

OK

C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>c:\Pyth
on26\python.exe unittest-test.py
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass']
ok

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 2 tests in 0.000s

OK

C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>c:\Pyth
on26\python.exe unittest-test.py
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass', 'testing fr
om subClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass', 'testing fr
om subClass', 'testing from subClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestSubClass) ... ['testing from subClass', 'testing fr
om subClass', 'testing from subClass', 'testing from subClass']
ok

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Ran 8 tests in 0.000s

OK

C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>c:\Pyth
on26\python.exe unittest-test.py
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass']
ok
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass']
FAIL
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass']
FAIL
testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass) ... ['testing from baseClass', 'testing
from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass']
FAIL

======================================================================
FAIL: testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittest-test.py", line 22, in testInsertItem
    self.assertEqual(self.instance.testList, ["testing from baseClass"])
AssertionError: ['testing from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass'] != ['testin
g from baseClass']

======================================================================
FAIL: testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittest-test.py", line 22, in testInsertItem
    self.assertEqual(self.instance.testList, ["testing from baseClass"])
AssertionError: ['testing from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass', 'testing fr
om baseClass'] != ['testing from baseClass']

======================================================================
FAIL: testInsertItem (__main__.TestBaseClass)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "unittest-test.py", line 22, in testInsertItem
    self.assertEqual(self.instance.testList, ["testing from baseClass"])
AssertionError: ['testing from baseClass', 'testing from baseClass', 'testing fr
om baseClass', 'testing from baseClass'] != ['testing from baseClass']

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 4 tests in 0.031s

FAILED (failures=3)

C:\Documents and Settings\awaltman\Desktop\automation-svn\unitttest-test>