Running a specific test case in Django when your app has a tests directory

🎉 Hey there, fellow Django developer! 🐍💻

So you're running into some trouble trying to run a specific test case when your app has a tests directory, eh? No worries, I've got your back! Let's break it down and solve this conundrum together!

🔎 The Problem: You have your tests organized in a separate tests directory within your Django application, and you're struggling to run an individual test case using the usual manage.py test command. It seems like running tests from multiple files is causing some confusion.

💡 The Solution: Fortunately, there's a simple solution to this dilemma. What you need to do is modify your test label by including the file name before the test case name. Let me walk you through the steps:

1️⃣ Find the file name where your test case is located. In your case, it's storage_tests.py.

2️⃣ Prepend the file name to the test case name, separated by a dot ., and make sure to use the full Python import path. For example, if your test case is called StorageTestCase, the modified label would be my_app.tests.storage_tests.StorageTestCase.

3️⃣ Finally, run the modified command to execute the specific test case:

$ ./manage.py test my_app.tests.storage_tests.StorageTestCase

🎉 And voila! Your specific test case should now run successfully without any exceptions! 🚀✨

👉 Side Note: If you only want to run the tests from a specific file, you can omit the test case name from the label. In that case, the command would look like this:

$ ./manage.py test my_app.tests.storage_tests

Remember, keep your test labels in the format app.TestCase or app.TestCase.test_method to avoid any confusion.

📣 Share Your Thoughts! Did this solution work for you? I'd love to hear your feedback and any other questions you might have. Feel free to drop a comment below and let's keep the conversation going! Let's help each other become 🏆 Django testing masters! 🚀💪

Keep coding and testing like a boss! 👨‍💻🔥

💌 Happy testing! 🎉

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