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Python Django Basics Test Time View Tests

Posted by fredrikliden
fredrikliden
8,720 Points

Testing and DB

Are the steps and courses created in the tests persisted in the DB?

2 Answers

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

When I run the tests I see the following:

Creating test database for alias 'default'...
.....
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Ran 5 tests in 0.062s

OK
Destroying test database for alias 'default'...

Which I assume means another database is created and then destroyed each time you run the tests, and leaves the database used by the app/project alone.

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

In the code challenges or in the course itself?

fredrikliden
fredrikliden
8,720 Points

For the code challenge but also in general. Looks like the test is adding new objects. Are those just in memory? or is it a separate test db? So it's not polluting the production DB for example. I'm probably missing something.

Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Your course db is persistent because your Workspace is.

The database is thrown away at the end of each code challenge, though.