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How to call ipdb when a test fails in django testing?

I would like to start ipdb every time a test fails. I tried

$ ipython manage.py test myapp --pdb

but doesn't works.

Solution

  • If you pip install ipdbplugin and pip install django-nose, then add django_nose to your INSTALLED_APPS and set TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner', you can then call:

    ./manage.py test --ipdb

    or 

    ./manage.py test --ipdb-failures

    See https://github.com/flavioamieiro/nose-ipdb and https://github.com/django-nose/django-nose for further details.