On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Danny Yoo <d...@hashcollision.org> wrote:
> By the way, when you're unit testing with Sqlite, you might find it > convenient to use the ":memory:" option, which keeps the database in > RAM rather than on disk. That should make the "setup" and "tear-down" > of the testing environment easier to maintain. I had noted this option, but I don't think I would have ever come up with your idea on my own. Thanks! > The principle is similar to that of when we're unit testing functions > whose inputs or outputs are file-like objects; although we can use > real files, we can find in-memory structures like io.StringIO useful, > since they leave no residue once the tests are completed. Likewise thanks for opening my eyes to this perspective as well! -- boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
