python-unit-tests

Overview

Per docs.pytest.org/en/stable:

pytest is the de facto Python test framework. Unlike stdlib unittest, it uses function-style tests (no TestCase), fixture-based dependency injection, parametrize for data-driven tests, and plain-assert rewriting for diff-rich failures.

Lifecycle scope: configure / run / fixtures / mocking / coverage / CI. Test code hygiene (assertions, AAA, mocking anti-patterns) is in test-code-conventions (qa-test-review plugin).

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