Module: Testing your Code

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module students should be able to:

Understand and communicate the benefits of testing code in the research domain
Explain the differences between unit, integration, component and regression testing. As well as the need for both positive and negative tests
Discuss the benefits of using test frameworks
Design test cases conceptually and implement these tests using PyTest
Write tests which handle floating point values, to a domain appropriate tolerance level
Use mocks to abstract remote resources using PyTest
Use a debugger to identify problems in research code