ipython_doctester 0.1.1

Run doctests in individual IPython Notebook cells

Lets you run the doctests of a single class or function at a time. Useful for tutorials based on the IPython Notebook, using doctests for student feeback.

Install with pip install ipython_doctester, or navigate to this directory and run:

python setup.py install

Use

Run ipython notebook, then start your notebook with this import:

In [1]: from ipython_doctester import test

In each subsequent cell, set up objects with their doctests, and with absent (or flawed) function bodies, and decorate them with @test.

In [2]: @test

def square(x):

‘’’ >>> f(2) 4 ‘’’

Tests will run on each cell as it is executed.

Development

https://github.com/catherinedevlin/ipython_doctester

Thanks to

Brian Granger for technical advice