How to run all tests with one shell command?

Question

Suppose I've got a few modules with test cases derived from unittest.TestCase. All those modules reside in one package test:

test/
   test_case1.py
   test_case2.py
   test_case3.py

I'd like to run all tests in all modules in test with one shell command. In order to do it I've added a new module test_all.py, which creates a TestSuite with all the test cases, and main:

def make_suite():
  ... # add test cases explicitly one by one

if __name__ == "__main__":
  suite = make_suite()
  unittest.TextTestRunner().run(suite)

Now I wonder if there is a way to run all the test cases in test without making a TestSuite

Are you opposed to using a tool like `nosetests`? – chepner May 17 '17 at 15:07 — chepner, May 17 '17 at 15:07
Yes if it is not absolutely necessary. – Michael May 17 '17 at 15:09 — Michael, May 17 '17 at 15:09

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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Starting in Python 2.7, you can do something like this:

python -m unittest discover <test_directory>

Of course, all your test directories must contain an __init__.py file.

You can also use a tool like nose to run your tests.

See also:

How do I run all Python unit tests in a directory?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

Community

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answered May 17 '17 at 15:06

Mike Driscoll

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Thanks a lot. The `discover` solution is probably what I need. – Michael May 17 '17 at 15:14
Great. If it ends up working, I hope you'll accept the answer – Mike Driscoll May 17 '17 at 15:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 17 '17 at 15:07

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for f in ./test/test_case*.py; do python $f; done

answered May 17 '17 at 15:07

Bill

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How to run all tests with one shell command?

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