Python test runner.

__init__.py

# Python test runner. Add more tests with the test_sequence list.
# This assumes that the project to be tested is two folders above (../..)
# POSIX only

import os
import sys
import shutil

NAME = "TEMPLATE"

test_sequence = [
    "foo",
]

# setup path variables
tc_path   = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
src_path  = os.sep.join(tc_path.split(os.sep)[:-2])
test_path = os.path.join("/", "tmp", NAME + "_test")

# setup test environment
if not os.path.exists(test_path):
    os.mkdir(test_path)

sys.path.insert(0, src_path)
os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = src_path
os.putenv("PYTHONPATH", src_path)

# exit cleanup hook
def _exit(exitcode):
    if os.path.exists(test_path):
        shutil.rmtree(test_path)
    sys.exit(exitcode)

def run():
    print "-" * 64
    print "Running testcases.."
    print "-" * 64

    code = 0
    for test in test_sequence:
        result = __import__("test_" + test).suite()
        if result.errors or result.failures:
            code = 1
            break
    _exit(code)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run()

test_foo.py

# An example test-case.
# Importing from your project here will use the source files, not the installed ones.
# Add test<xy> methods and extend tests with xy to add test-cases.

import os
import sys
import unittest

class TestFoo(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        pass

    def testBar(self):
        """Testcase: bar()
        """

    def tearDown(self):
        pass

def suite():
    tests = ["testBar"]
    ts = unittest.TestSuite(map(TestFoo, tests))
    return unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(ts)