How to Return Variable for all tests to use Unittest

Question

Hello,

I have a Python script and I am trying to set a variable so that if the first test fail's the rest of then will be set to fail. The script I have so far is:

class Tests(unittest.TestCase):

    def result(self):
        ....This function does something[ignore]......
        someArg = 0


    def testPass(self):

        try:
            self.result()
        except suds.WebFault, e:
            assert False
        except Exception, e:
            pass
        finally:
            if someArg == 0:
                assert True
            else:
                global error
                error = False
                assert False  

    def testFail(self):

        try:
            self.result()
        except suds.WebFault, e:
            assert False
        except Exception, e:
            pass
        finally:
            if someArg == 0 or 'error' in globals():
                assert False
            else:
                assert True   


class Get(Tests):

    def runTest(self):

        self.testPass()


class GetFail(Tests):

    def runTest(self):


        self.errorHandle()   
        self.testFail()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

I am trying to get self.error to be set to False if the first test fail. I understand that it is being set in another test but I was hoping someone could help me find a solution to this problem using some other means.

Thanks

PS. Please ignore the strange tests. There is a problem with the error handling at the moment.

Answer 1

I'm having a hard time understanding your code, so let's pinpoint a few bits that I do understand (as it look like you may believe things are different from how they are).

The call

self.errorHandle()  

which you perform repeatedly works as a no-operation: the errorHandle method just does a return, the callers ignore the returned value, so that, net, "nothing happens" and you might as well avoid calling the method at all. What do you expect to happen when you call a method that just returns something and ignore the return value?

No idea where you're getting the someArg value -- I see it tested in two methods but never set. Is this maybe meant as pseudocode at some level...?

Not sure what the syntax of that def function(self) (i.e. result function...) is supposed to convey -- it's meant to be some kind of pseudocode, I'm sure, but what exactly?

If you can clarify these points -- most especially the first one about the errorHandle methods and the calls to it -- maybe it will be easier for us to offer assistance.