Python: create temporary files and directories in unittest - Adam Johnson
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Sometimes, tests need temporary files or directories. You can do this in Python’s unittest with the standard library tempfile module. Let’s look at some recipes to do so within individual tests and setUp().
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    3 days ago

    Often using pytest to debug code. When using a tmp_path, would prefer not to delete the file tree in the end.

    When the test fails, can run the code against the folder tree

    • cd into the tmp folder
    • activate the venv
    • run the code