GitHub - pytest-dev/pytest-flask: A set of pytest fixtures to test Flask applications (original) (raw)

pytest-flask

An extension of pytest test runner which provides a set of useful tools to simplify testing and development of the Flask extensions and applications.

To view a more detailed list of extension features and examples go to the PyPI overview page orpackage documentation.

How to start?

Considering the minimal flask application factory below in myapp.py as an example:

from flask import Flask

def create_app():

create a minimal app

app = Flask(name)

simple hello world view

@app.route('/hello') def hello(): return 'Hello, World!'

return app

You first need to define your application fixture in conftest.py:

from myapp import create_app

@pytest.fixture def app(): app = create_app() return app

Finally, install the extension with dependencies and run your test suite:

$ pip install pytest-flask $ pytest

Contributing

Don’t hesitate to create a GitHub issue for any bug or suggestion. For more information check our contribution guidelines.