RunestoneInteractive / RunestoneInteractive/rs

Autograde uses old version of Python's unittest

Open
#555 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement good first issue help wanted
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
69
Forks
117
Avg merge
6d 4h
Merged PRs (30d)
24

Description

Autograde seems to use an old version of unittest. The latest one has some great features like assertListEqual(). I know this might not be a main priority right now, but it would be great if it supported a more recent version.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the autograde component and identifying which Python unittest version it uses. Check how the runtime or dependency is selected, then verify the intended newer unittest features in the existing autograde tests. Done means autograde runs against the supported newer version and coverage confirms those features work.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.