Reference

Glossary

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Term	Definition
AAA Pattern	Arrange, Act, Assert. A pattern for structuring tests in a readable way.
Assert	A statement that checks that a condition is true and raises an exception if it is not.
Continuous Integration	The practice of automating the merging of code & running tests on the code before merging.
Data Structure (python)	Any object that is designed to hold data in Python
Exception	An error that occurs during the execution of a program.
Fixture	A piece of code that sets up the environment for a test.
Function	A piece of code that takes an input and returns an output.
Git	A version control system that allows you to track changes in code.
GitHub	A platform for hosting code and collaborating on code.
GitHub Actions	A feature of GitHub that allows you to automate tasks such as running tests.
Parametrization	The practice of running the same test with different inputs.
Pytest	A testing framework for Python.
Regression Test	A test that checks that a piece of code still works after changes have been made by comparing the result to a previous result.
Terminal	A command-line interface for interacting with a computer.
Test	A piece of code that checks the behavior of another piece of code.
Test Coverage	A measure of how much of the code is tested by tests.
Test Driven Development (TDD)	A practice where tests are written before the code that they test.
Unit test	A test that checks the behavior of a single function or method.