#5453: Test database used in runtests.py does not match documented behavior
-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
Reporter: mcroydon | Owner: nobody
Status: new | Component: Unit test system
Version: SVN | Keywords:
Stage: Unreviewed | Has_patch: 0
-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
As of [6184], it is impossible to set {{{TEST_DATABASE_NAME}}} and have
that be used when tests/runtests.py is run. The test runner overrides
{{{settings.TEST_DATABASE_NAME}}} with the hard-coded value
{{{'django_test_db'}}}, so that even if {{{TEST_DATABASE_NAME}}} is set,
it will be ignored:
{{{
mattbookpro:~/code/python/sprint/django-trunk mcroydon$ python
tests/runtests.py --settings=sprint.settings
Got an error creating the test database: database "django_test_db" already
exists
}}}
After applying the patch, what actually happens matches
[http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/testing/#understanding-the-
test-output the test documentation]. If your {{{DATABASE_NAME}}} is
{{{"mydatabase"}}} and {{{TEST_DATABASE_NAME}}} is not set, the test
framework will use {{{"test_mydatabase"}}}:
{{{
mattbookpro:~/code/python/sprint/django-trunk mcroydon$ python
tests/runtests.py --settings=sprint.settings
Got an error creating the test database: database "test_mydatabase"
already exists
}}}
If you set {{{TEST_DATABASE_NAME}}} to {{{"arbitrarytestdb"}}} that
database will be used for testing instead:
{{{
mattbookpro:~/code/python/sprint/django-trunk mcroydon$ python
tests/runtests.py --settings=sprint.settings
Got an error creating the test database: database "arbitrarytestdb"
already exists
}}}
--
Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/5453>
Django Code <http://code.djangoproject.com/>
The web framework for perfectionists with deadlines
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Django updates" group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
