I'm more familiar with the google test framework and know about the primary behavior pair they support about ASSERT_* vs EXPECT_* which are the fatal and non-fatal assert modes. From the documentation: The assertions come in pairs that test the same thing but have different effects on the current function. ASSERT_* versions generate fatal failures when they fail, and abort the current function. EXPECT_* versions generate nonfatal failures, which don't abort the current function. Usually EXPECT_* are preferred, as they allow more than one failures to be reported in a test. However, you should use ASSERT_* if it doesn't make sense to continue when the assertion in question fails. Question: does pytest also have a non fatal assert flavor or mode I can enable? It's nice to allow a full range of tests to maximally execute to get the richest failure history rather than abort at the first failure and potentially hide subsequent failures that have to be discovered piecewise by running multiple instances of the test application. Continue reading...
