cutest.py

The colorful and beautiful terminal output of python unittest, inspired by Vows!

Simple test source file powered by docstrings:

import cutest as unittest

class CoffeMachine(unittest.TestCase):
    """A good coffee machine"""

    def test_success(self):
        """should makes hot drinks"""

class Dog(unittest.TestCase):
    """A typical dog"""

    def test_barking(self):
        """should barks loudly"""
    def test_tail(self):
        """has a tail"""
        self.assertTrue(False)

class Cat(unittest.TestCase):
    """A typical cat"""

    def test_meow(self):
        """can meow"""
        print('an onomatopoeia for the voiced sound')
    def test_fur(self):
        """has a fur"""

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

Installation

Supported python versions:

3.2
3.3
3.4

Use pip to install...

$ pip install cutest.py

...or download a cutest.py script and it is ready to work. No requirements!

Usage

Import and use it just like unittest package:

import cutest as unittest

Or run and it will auto-discover available tests:

$ python cutest.py

You can also test given file or package:

$ python cutest.py my_test.py

Verbose and minimal mode

Standard minimalistic mode:

$ python cutest.py

Verbose mode:

$ python cutest.py -v