Continuing in Python's unittest when an assertion fails

Question

EDIT: switched to a better example, and clarified why this is a real problem.

I\'d like to write unit tests in Python that continue executing when an assertion fails

Answer 1

There is a soft assertion package in PyPI called softest that will handle your requirements. It works by collecting the failures, combining exception and stack trace data, and reporting it all as part of the usual unittest output.

For instance, this code:

import softest

class ExampleTest(softest.TestCase):
    def test_example(self):
        # be sure to pass the assert method object, not a call to it
        self.soft_assert(self.assertEqual, 'Worf', 'wharf', 'Klingon is not ship receptacle')
        # self.soft_assert(self.assertEqual('Worf', 'wharf', 'Klingon is not ship receptacle')) # will not work as desired
        self.soft_assert(self.assertTrue, True)
        self.soft_assert(self.assertTrue, False)

        self.assert_all()

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

...produces this console output:

======================================================================
FAIL: "test_example" (ExampleTest)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\...\softest_test.py", line 14, in test_example
    self.assert_all()
  File "C:\...\softest\case.py", line 138, in assert_all
    self.fail(''.join(failure_output))
AssertionError: ++++ soft assert failure details follow below ++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following 2 failures were found in "test_example" (ExampleTest):
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Failure 1 ("test_example" method)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\...\softest_test.py", line 10, in test_example
    self.soft_assert(self.assertEqual, 'Worf', 'wharf', 'Klingon is not ship receptacle')
  File "C:\...\softest\case.py", line 84, in soft_assert
    assert_method(*arguments, **keywords)
  File "C:\...\Python\Python36-32\lib\unittest\case.py", line 829, in assertEqual
    assertion_func(first, second, msg=msg)
  File "C:\...\Python\Python36-32\lib\unittest\case.py", line 1203, in assertMultiLineEqual
    self.fail(self._formatMessage(msg, standardMsg))
  File "C:\...\Python\Python36-32\lib\unittest\case.py", line 670, in fail
    raise self.failureException(msg)
AssertionError: 'Worf' != 'wharf'
- Worf
+ wharf
 : Klingon is not ship receptacle

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Failure 2 ("test_example" method)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\...\softest_test.py", line 12, in test_example
    self.soft_assert(self.assertTrue, False)
  File "C:\...\softest\case.py", line 84, in soft_assert
    assert_method(*arguments, **keywords)
  File "C:\...\Python\Python36-32\lib\unittest\case.py", line 682, in assertTrue
    raise self.failureException(msg)
AssertionError: False is not true


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 1 test in 0.000s

FAILED (failures=1)

NOTE: I created and maintain softest.