Python Coverage Validator Tutorial
This document is intended to augment the information in the Python Coverage Validator Help file. If you have not read the help file we encourage you to do so. Python Coverage Validator is a powerful and complex product, reading the help manual will help you use Python Coverage Validator more efficiently.
Example Application
The example application is pcvExample.py in the pcvExample folder in the installation folder.
The following tutorials are available. More tutorials will be made available in response to customer feedback.
The tutorials use the included example program pcvExample. The source code and project files for this application are in the pcvExample directory in the installation directory for Python Coverage Validator.
- Getting started. Introducing the example application.
- Why is Coverage Testing Important?. Why Coverage Testing should be a vital part of your software quality process.
- Profiling the sample application.
- Profiling the sample application, take two.
- Profiling the sample application, take three.
- Wizard Mode/Dialog Mode.
- Interactive profiling. Using visual results to guide testing.
- Merging samples. Combining multiple sets of coverage results.
- Automatic merging. Combining multiple sets of coverage results without human interaction.
- Running from the command line.
- Running and merging from the command line.
- Unit testing for quality. Identifying untested code.
- Regression testing. Automatically identifying untested code.
- Identifying unused code using Python Coverage Validator.
- Marking unused code to be ignored.
Feedback
If you would like a tutorial on how to use Python Coverage Validator to perform a given task, we will be happy to provide a tutorial, just let us know what topics you need the tutorial to cover. Send your suggestions to support@softwareverify.com.