python unittest split tests over several files

Question

simplified:

folder structure

package 
     ./__init__.py 
     ./code/extract.py 
     ./code/transform.py 
     ./code/__init__.py 
     ./test/package_test.py 
     ./test/extract_test.py  
     ./test/transform_test.py

currently: package.py test contains:

import unittest

class PackageTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_Base(self):
        self.assertEqual(4,4)

class extractTest(PackageTest):
    
    def test_extractStart(self):
        self.assertEqual(5,5)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

I would like to split the test file

so package_test.py test only contains:

import unittest

class PackageTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_Base(self):
        self.assertEqual(4,4)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

and extract_test.py test only contains:

class extractTest(PackageTest):
    
    def test_extractStart(self):
        self.assertEqual(5,5)

But how do I adjust the unittest.main function so it looks also for a classes inheriting from PackageTest Class?

You don't have to. `unittest` should be looking for classes derived from `unittest.TestCase`. — quamrana, Mar 07 '21 at 16:16
but when I split the files, unittest only tests the package_test.py file — hewi, Mar 07 '21 at 16:23
**python -m unittest package_test.py extract_test.py** did the trick, when you asked: how do you call unittest, my penny dropped, thanks — hewi, Mar 07 '21 at 16:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '21 at 16:38

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thank to quamrana's hint: I realised to include the split files into the console command, silly :(

$ python -m unittest package_test.py extract_test.py

answered Mar 07 '21 at 16:38

hewi

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