akx / pytest-django

A Django plugin for pytest.

Welcome to pytest-django!

pytest-django allows you to test your Django project/applications with the pytest testing tool.

• Quick start / tutorial

• Changelog

• Full documentation: https://pytest-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

• Contribution docs

• Version compatibility:

  • Django: 3.2, 4.0 and latest main branch (compatible at the time of each release)
  • Python: CPython>=3.6 or PyPy 3
  • pytest: >=5.4

  For compatibility with older versions, use the pytest-django 3.*.* series.

• Licence: BSD

• Project maintainers: Andreas Pelme, Floris Bruynooghe and Daniel Hahler

• All contributors

• GitHub repository: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-django

• Issue tracker

• Python Package Index (PyPI)

Install pytest-django

pip install pytest-django

Why would I use this instead of Django's manage.py test command?

Running your test suite with pytest-django allows you to tap into the features that are already present in pytest. Here are some advantages:

• Manage test dependencies with pytest fixtures.
• Less boilerplate tests: no need to import unittest, create a subclass with methods. Write tests as regular functions.
• Database re-use: no need to re-create the test database for every test run.
• Run tests in multiple processes for increased speed (with the pytest-xdist plugin).
• Make use of other pytest plugins.
• Works with both worlds: Existing unittest-style TestCase's still work without any modifications.

See the pytest documentation for more information on pytest itself.