Software Testing with Python: PCET Exam Preparation

Learn how good software is checked before it reaches its users.

4 daysFoundation7 modulesPCET: Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python

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Overview

About this course

Learn how good software is checked before it reaches its users. Over four days you will cover the principles of testing, the main test levels and types, and practical techniques for designing test cases that find defects efficiently.

You will then write and run your own unit tests in Python with unittest and pytest, and learn to record and report defects clearly. Practice questions throughout prepare you for the Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python exam.

What you'll learn

Explain why software testing matters and where it fits in the development lifecycle
Distinguish test levels and test types, from unit to acceptance testing
Design test cases with equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis
Write and run unit tests with unittest and pytest
Record and report defects clearly
Approach the PCET exam with a clear understanding of its format and question styles

Curriculum

7 modules

Why testing is necessary
Errors, defects and failures
Principles of testing
Testing in the software development lifecycle

Unit, integration, system and acceptance testing
Functional and non-functional testing
Regression and confirmation testing
Static and dynamic testing

Black-box and white-box approaches
Equivalence partitioning
Boundary value analysis
Writing clear test cases

Test cases and test suites
Assertions
setUp and tearDown
Running tests and reading results

Writing simple pytest tests
Assertions and test discovery
Introduction to fixtures
Comparing pytest and unittest

Recording defects
Severity and priority
Test summary reports
Communicating with developers

PCET exam structure and question types
Timed practice questions
Reviewing weak areas
Test-day preparation

Who it's for

Beginners, junior developers and aspiring testers with basic Python who want a foundation in software testing and the PCET certification.

Before you start

Basic Python knowledge, equivalent to the PCEP level

Certification

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Programming & Web Development

PCET: Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python

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