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Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> writes:

> First, as Ben remarks, if one test _depends_ on an earlier one then it
> isn't a real unit test.
>
> On the other hand, if you simply have some simple tests followed by
> more complex tests (I have several like this) you have two facilities
> to help you.
>
> Firstly, I have observed that unittest tends to run tests in lexical
> order

Back on the first hand again, some unit test runners will deliberately
*change* the order so your test cases are tested for independence.

Really, if your test cases depend on being executed in a particular
sequence, the ‘unittest’ module is a poor fit.

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Ben Finney