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Python Django Basics Test Time Test our article list view

Harin Yuwarattanaporn
Harin Yuwarattanaporn
8,427 Points

It just keep "Bummer! Your test didn't pass." While I have no idea what have I missed?

Only clue I got is : Bummer! Your test didn't pass. I checking almost every typo. Have no idea why it didn't pass

articles/tests.py
import datetime

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

from .models import Article, Writer

class ArticleListViewTestCase(TestCase):
    '''Tests for the Article list 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()
        )
        for x in range(1, 3):
            Article.objects.create(
                writer=self.writer,
                headline='Article {}'.format(x),
                content='Something about {}'.format(x),
                publish_date=datetime.datetime.today()
            )

    def article_list_response(self):
        resp = self.client.get(reverse('articles:list'))
        assertIn(self.article, resp.context['articles'])
articles/views.py
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render

from .models import Article, Writer


def article_list(request):
    articles = Article.objects.all()
    return render(request, 'articles/article_list.html', {'articles': articles})


def article_detail(request, pk):
    article = get_object_or_404(Article, pk=pk)
    return render(request, 'articles/article_detail.html', {'article': article})


def writer_detail(request, pk):
    writer = get_object_or_404(Writer, pk=pk)
    return render(request, 'articles/writer_detail.html', {'writer': writer})

1 Answer

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Harin;

A couple things. First, do you recall what the method name needs to include for it to be considered a "test"? Secondly, in the assertIn statement there needs to be some further definition as to what object assertIn is being applied to.

Post back if you are still stuck.

Happy coding,
Ken

Harin Yuwarattanaporn
Harin Yuwarattanaporn
8,427 Points

Thanks for pointing me out ! sometimes learning lot of new thing make me forget some old things!