dataset/test/test_persistence.py

import unittest
from datetime import datetime

from dataset import connect
from sample_data import TEST_DATA

class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        self.db = connect('sqlite:///:memory:')
        self.tbl = self.db['weather']
        for row in TEST_DATA:
            self.tbl.insert(row)

    def test_create_table(self):
        table = self.db['foo']
        assert table.table.exists()
        assert len(table.table.columns) == 1, table.table.columns
        assert 'id' in table.table.c, table.table.c

    def test_load_table(self):
        tbl = self.db.load_table('weather')
        assert tbl.table==self.tbl.table

    def test_query(self):
        r = self.db.query('SELECT COUNT(*) AS num FROM weather').next()
        assert r['num']==len(TEST_DATA), r



if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()