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Python Django Basics Test Time Test our article detail template

Posted by TJ Takei
TJ Takei
13,362 Points

Challenge Task 1 of 2 Django Basic

I can't figure out why this code fails. Please help.

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.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
        self.assertEqual(self.article, resp.context['article'])
        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:writer',kwargs={'article_pk':self.article.pk, 'writer_pk':self.writer.pk}))
        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
        self.assertEqual(self.writer, resp.context['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 %}

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,106 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,106 Points

In the second challenge you are still working on the articles:detail view. 

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.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
        self.assertEqual(self.article, resp.context['article'])
        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}))  # <-- changed to article:detail
        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
        self.assertEqual(self.article, resp.context['article'])  # <-- changed to self.article
        self.assertContains(resp, self.article.writer.name)  # <-- add 'assertConains' check
TJ Takei
TJ Takei
13,362 Points

Hi Chris, I overlooked article with writer. Thank you very much, TJ

Mcnamara Chiwaye
Mcnamara Chiwaye
13,730 Points
Mcnamara Chiwaye
Mcnamara Chiwaye
13,730 Points

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('article:detail',kwargs={'pk':self.article.pk}))
    self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
    self.assertEqual(self.article, resp.context['article'])
    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:writer',kwargs={'article_pk':self.article.pk, 'writer_pk':self.writer.pk}))
    self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
    self.assertEqual(self.writer, resp.context.article.writer.name)
    self.assertContains(resp, self.article.writer)