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PCAT – Certified Associate Tester with Python
OpenEDG Python Institute
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PCAT validates automated testing with Python from a programmer’s perspective. This associate-level credential brings together testing principles, unit testing with unittest, refactoring, software decomposition, and test-driven and behavior-driven development approaches. No formal prerequisites apply, though PCEP, PCAP, and PCET knowledge is recommended. The exam includes 42 questions in 60 minutes with a 75% passing score. Exam PCAT-31-0x.
Explain software testing concepts, testing levels, and the seven principles that guide testingDistinguish errors, defects, bugs, and failures, and determine when testing should begin and endApply the test pyramid and measure code coverage to identify dead codeAutomate tests and refactor code using the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern and DRY and KISS principlesUse assertions, context managers, and function and class decorators in Python codeDifferentiate instance, static, and class methods and their use casesApply F.I.R.S.T. principles and the xUnit architecture to design unit testsWrite and run unit tests with the unittest module using specialized assertions and test discoveryImplement fixtures and parameterized tests and control execution with skip and expected-failure decoratorsIsolate code under test with Mock, MagicMock, and patch from unittest.mockTest exception-handling code paths to verify error behaviorApply test-driven development using the red-green-refactor cycleDescribe behavior-driven development and write scenarios using Given-When-Then syntax