Advantages of Pytest
- Pytest can run multiple test cases in parallel, which reduces the execution time of the test suite.
- Pytest has its own way of detecting the test file and test functions automatically, if not mentioned explicitly.
- It allows us to skip a subset of the tests during execution.
- It is free and open source.
Getting Started with Pytest
Python Pytest is a framework based on Python. It is mainly used to write API test cases. It helps you write better programs. In the present days of REST services, Pytest is mainly used for API testing even though we can use Pytest to write simple to complex test cases, i.e., we can write codes to test API, UI, database, etc.
In this article, we will learn about What is Pytest, the Installation of Pytest, and How you can write the test.
Table of Content
- How to Install Pytest?
- Write our Basic Test
- Multiple Tests at a Time
- What are Python Testing Frameworks?
- Advantages of Pytest
- Conclusion
It’s better to test your programs in Visual Studio code. Make sure Python has to be installed in your system and its extensions have to be installed in VS Code before testing your code.