4: Test Fixtures: Setup, Teardown, and so much more

• Setup and Teardown
• Benefits of Test Fixtures
  • code reuse
  • cleanup of resources
  • errors vs failures
  • focusing your thinking on what you are testing and what you are not
  • scoping for efficiency
• Brief look at pytest named fixtures

References

• pytest fixtures series
• pytest fixtures nuts & bolts
• pytest session scoped fixtures
• unittest fixtures
• nose fixtures mentioned in introduction
• nose fixture reference post

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