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Python Django Basics Test Time Test our article detail template

For the second test, use assertContains() to make sure the response contains the name value of self.article.writer.

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.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 %}

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Your test is checking for self.article.writer, not self.article.writer.name like the instructions ask for.

ouch!!! had not noticed that writer has a name attribute. Thanks Kenneth!