Development & Testing¶

Running Tests¶

RETIRE uses pytest for testing. To run tests:

pytest

Contributing¶

When contributing to RETIRE:

Test Coverage: Write tests for new functionality
Documentation: Update docs for API changes
Code Style: Follow existing patterns and conventions

Example Test¶

import pytest
import pandas as pd
from retire.data import load_dataset

def test_load_dataset_structure():
    """Test that load_dataset returns a DataFrame with expected structure."""
    df = load_dataset()
    assert isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame)
    assert len(df) > 0