Pytest Integration

To configure pytest tests in VSCode:

1. Install the Python Extension for VSCode
2. Run the Python: Configure Tests command
3. In Settings > Python > Testing: Pytest Args, add the --no-cov argument
4. Run the Python: Discover Tests command
5. This adds the Run Test | Debug Test buttons in VSCode with breakpoint integration

Alternatively, edit settings as follows, then run Python: Discover Tests

{
    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
    "python.testing.nosetestsEnabled": false,
    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
        "--no-cov"
    ]
}

Resources: 

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/testing

Pylint in edx-platform

The Python plugin (published by Microsoft) has pylint support. The tricky bit is that you have to install all of the requirements in a local virtualenv, because pylint imports the python files to analyze them. So, in edx-platform, you'd need to make a virtualenv, pip install -r requirements/edx/development.txt, and then in VSCode, you need to

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