Return status of python unittest

In Python, the unittest module provides a framework for writing and running unit tests. When you run the unit tests using unittest, it provides different ways to report the status of the tests.

1. Command-Line Output: By default, when you run the test script from the command line, unittest will print the test results directly to the console. The test results will include information about which tests passed and which tests failed.

2. Test Result Object: You can capture the test results in a TestResult object by using the unittest.TestRunner class. This allows you to programmatically access the test results and perform further actions based on the test outcomes.

Here's an example of how to use unittest.TestRunner to get the test results programmatically:

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import unittest



class MyTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_something(self):

        self.assertEqual(1 + 1, 2)



if __name__ == '__main__':

    # Create a test suite and add the test case

    test_suite = unittest.TestSuite()

    test_suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(MyTest))

    

    # Create a test runner

    test_runner = unittest.TextTestRunner()

    

    # Run the test suite

    test_result = test_runner.run(test_suite)

    

    # Check the status of the tests

    if test_result.wasSuccessful():

        print("All tests passed.")

    else:

        print("Some tests failed.")

In this example, the TextTestRunner runs the test suite, and the TestResult object (test_result) contains the outcome of the tests. You can use the wasSuccessful() method of the TestResult object to check if all the tests passed.

Note that there are also other test runners available in the unittest module, such as HTMLTestRunner, which can generate HTML reports of test results.

Keep in mind that the exact approach to reporting test status may vary depending on how you run your tests (e.g., command-line, test framework integration, continuous integration systems, etc.).