django-tdd

Comprehensive TDD guide for Django with pytest, factory_boy, and DRF API testing. Test-driven development for Django applications using pytest, factory_boy, and Django REST Framework. Remember: Tests are documentation. Good tests explain how your code should work. Keep them simple, readable, and maintainable. - Covers the red-green-refactor cycle with pytest configuration, test settings, and conftest fixtures for models, views, and API endpoints - Factory Boy patterns for creating test data, including sequences, relationships, and post-generation hooks - Model, view, serializer, and API ViewSet testing strategies with real code examples for CRUD operations and filtering - Mocking and patching techniques for external services, email, and payment gateways; integration testing for multi-step workflows - Best practices checklist (use factories, one assertion per test, mock external dependencies) and coverage targets by component type - Writing new Django applications - Implementing Django REST Framework APIs - Testing Django models, views, and serializers - Setting up testing infrastructure for Django projects - Use factories : Instead of manual object creation - One assertion per test : Keep tests focused - Descriptive test names : test_user_cannot_delete_others_post - Test edge cases : Empty inputs, None values, boundary conditions - Mock external services : Don't depend on...