Test Selection¶
Test selection is handled by a Selector. The test loader calls the appropriate selector method for each object it encounters that it thinks may be a test.
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class nose.selector.Selector(config)¶
- Core test selector. Examines test candidates and determines whether, given the specified configuration, the test candidate should be selected as a test. - 
matches(name)¶
- Does the name match my requirements? - To match, a name must match config.testMatch OR config.include and it must not match config.exclude 
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wantClass(cls)¶
- Is the class a wanted test class? - A class must be a unittest.TestCase subclass, or match test name requirements. Classes that start with _ are always excluded. 
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wantDirectory(dirname)¶
- Is the directory a wanted test directory? - All package directories match, so long as they do not match exclude. All other directories must match test requirements. 
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wantFile(file)¶
- Is the file a wanted test file? - The file must be a python source file and match testMatch or include, and not match exclude. Files that match ignore are never wanted, regardless of plugin, testMatch, include or exclude settings. 
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wantFunction(function)¶
- Is the function a test function? 
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wantMethod(method)¶
- Is the method a test method? 
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wantModule(module)¶
- Is the module a test module? - The tail of the module name must match test requirements. One exception: we always want __main__. 
 
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nose.selector.defaultSelector¶
- alias of - nose.selector.Selector
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class nose.selector.TestAddress(name, workingDir=None)¶
- A test address represents a user’s request to run a particular test. The user may specify a filename or module (or neither), and/or a callable (a class, function, or method). The naming format for test addresses is: - filename_or_module:callable - Filenames that are not absolute will be made absolute relative to the working dir. - The filename or module part will be considered a module name if it doesn’t look like a file, that is, if it doesn’t exist on the file system and it doesn’t contain any directory separators and it doesn’t end in .py. - Callables may be a class name, function name, method name, or class.method specification.