Python code kata template

Prerequisites

If you're using a MacBook, your system is going to come bundled with Python3.

PyCharm setup

I recommend setting up the project with PyCharm. I also recommend always using a virtualenv in case you want to install a project specific package that you don't want to have system wide.

This is not strictly necessary as everything that you need for a basic code kata, you already have. But in case you'd like to install new packages, it's good hygiene to have them isolated in a project specific virtualenv.

See below if you don't want to create a separate virtualenv.

1. Open the project in PyCharm.

If you want to create a virtualenv: 2a. Create a new virtualenv. For this under Preferences > Project: Python > Python Interpreter in the Python Interpreter dropdown, select to show all. Click on Add, then add new virtualenv using your latest Python3 system version as base interpreter.

If you don't want to create a virtualenv: 2b. Under Preferences > Project: Python > Python Interpreter choose the latest Python3 interpreter that your system has.

Running the tests

Move your cursor to the test scope you want to run and hit ctrl + shift + R.

Commandline setup

> pip3 install virtualenv
> virtualenv venv
> . ./venv/bin/activate

Running the tests

Python3 should come bundled with unittest, so you should be all set. You can either run the tests from inside PyCharm or run them from the terminal with the following command:

> . ./venv/bin/activate
> python -m unittest kata_test.py

Exiting virtualenv with:

> deactivate