Where to keep Python unit tests? [duplicate]

Question

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Where do the Python unit tests go?

Are unit tests kept in the same file as the code, a separate file in the same directory, or in an entirely different directory?

Answer 1

I always place my unit tests in a subdirectory to the related code called test.

For example: /libs/authentication, the tests would be placed in /libs/authentication/tests

Answer 2

I prefer to keep them in a seperate directory, usually called either "unittests" or just "tests". I then play games in the Makefile to have to automatically handle this directory, if it exists.

It's a little bit of a pain to set up, but I personally prefer not to have the unit tests cluttering up the functional code. This way they are "close" enough to be obvious, but not in your face all the time.