The latest articles on DEV Community by Johnny Metz (@jcmetz21). https://dev.to/jcmetz21 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F55970%2F5ccaa163-3dc9-49b0-b5b7-6415f80412bf.jpeg https://dev.to/jcmetz21 en Johnny Metz Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:44:55 +0000 https://dev.to/jcmetz21/tools-for-unit-testing-2nf8 https://dev.to/jcmetz21/tools-for-unit-testing-2nf8 <p>I see far too many young developers neglect unit testing citing reasons as <em>"they take too much time"</em> or <em>"they're unnecessary, my app works"</em>. Experienced developers understand the importance of writing thorough tests and how much time they save in the long run.</p> <p>Younger developer should be aware of the tools that exist to expedite the process, such as test coverage reporting and framework extensions. Check out the following video tutorial for properly unit testing a flask web application. I introduce invaluable python tools such as <strong>unittest</strong>, <strong>flask-testing</strong> and <strong>nose2</strong>. Would love to hear about your favorite workflow tools for writing unit tests!</p> <p><iframe width="710" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0NsoUV-LTLc"> </iframe></p> python beginners unittesting tutorial