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Python Django Basics Test Time Test our article detail template

Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points
Posted by Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points

assertContains used, but not found by tester.

I am using the self.assertContains() function, however I cannot pass the test because it says "Didn't find 'self.assert' contains".

articles/tests.py 
import datetime

from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.test import TestCase

from .models import Article, Writer

class ArticleDetailViewTestCase(TestCase):
    '''Tests for the Article detail view'''

    def setUp(self):
        self.writer = Writer.objects.create(
            name='Kenneth Love',
            email='kenneth@teamtreehouse.com',
            bio='Your friendly, local Python teacher'
        )
        self.article = Article.objects.create(
          writer=self.writer,
          headline='Article 0',
          content='Something about 0',
          publish_date=datetime.datetime.today()
        )

    def test_detail_template(self):
        '''Make sure the `articles/article_detail.html` template is used'''
        resp = self.client.get(reverse('articles:detail', kwargs={'pk': self.article.pk}))
        self.assertTemplateUsed(resp, 'articles/article_detail.html')

    def test_detail_template_writer(self):
        '''Make sure the article writer's name is in the rendered output'''
        resp = self.client.get(reverse('articles:detail', kwargs={'pk':self.article.pk}))
        self.assertContains(resp, self.article.writer)
articles/templates/articles/article_detail.html 
{% extends 'base.html' %}

{% block content %}
<h1>{{ article.title }}</h1>
<time>{{ article.publish_date }}</time>
<p>By {{ article.writer.name }}</p>
{{ article.content }}
{% endblock %}
Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points
Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points

Found the problem. Forgot that I was supposed to be testing the value of the user's name, not just the user.

1 Answer

Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points
Wayne Jessen
Wayne Jessen
11,593 Points

Details:

def test_detail_template_writer(self):
        '''Make sure the article writer's name is in the rendered output'''
        resp = self.client.get(reverse('articles:detail', kwargs={'pk':self.article.pk}))
        self.assertContains(resp, self.article.writer.name)