Week 6

Question 1

How much test is there typically as compared to code?

Answer 1

2-4 times

Question 2

How do you run a doctest in Python?

Answer 2

Python -m doctest -vv <filename></filename>

Question 3

What are the four ways to run a pytest?

Answer 3

1. pytest
2. python -m pytest -vv
3. pytest <filename></filename>
4. pytest <filename>::<testname></testname></filename>

Question 4

How do you name a pytest file?

Answer 4

With test_ at the beginning or _test at the end

Question 5

How do you test that code raises an error with pytest?

Answer 5

with pytest.raises(<error>)
Code to raise error</error>

Question 6

What is floating point number error and what is one way to address it?

Answer 6

It is when the floating point has trailing numbers that do not match the expected value.

With the approx() function