Testing Flask Apps in Python

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Testing Flask Apps

Write tests for Flask applications

python
# Quick Reference
import pytest

@pytest.fixture
def client():
    app.config['TESTING'] = True
    with app.test_client() as client:
        yield client

def test_home(client):
    rv = client.get('/')
    assert rv.status_code == 200
๐Ÿ’ก Use pytest fixtures for test setup
๐Ÿ” Test with in-memory database for speed
โšก test_client() provides request simulation
๐Ÿ“Œ Test both success and failure cases
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