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Python Python Testing Be Assertive Quantitative Assertions

peter keves
peter keves
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Posted by peter keves
peter keves
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Can someone explain to me the setup() method ?

Can someone explain to me the setup() method ?

1 Answer

Carl Hicks
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Carl Hicks
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 3,453 Points

It is a method used by the testing module to 'setup' test fixtures. In default implementation it doesn't really do much of anything. You can read more at https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html#unittest.TestCase.setUp

Carl Hicks
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Carl Hicks
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No problem.