django - how to detect test environment (check / determine if tests are being run)

Question

How can I detect whether a view is being called in a test environment (e.g., from manage.py test)?

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Answer 1

If you are multiple settings file for different environment, all you need to do is to create one settings file for testing.

For instance, your setting files are:

your_project/
      |_ settings/
           |_ __init__.py
           |_ base.py  <-- your original settings
           |_ testing.py  <-- for testing only

In your testing.py, add a TESTING flag:

from .base import *

TESTING = True

In your application, you can access settings.TESTING to check if you're in testing environment.

To run tests, use:

python manage.py test --settings your_project.settings.testing