Testing Django User Login Form

[lone...@gmail.com]

Hello all,

    I am not sure what I am doing incorrectly with the below test case information.  I am simply trying to test the default authentication form of django 3.1.  This test should be a good/True login test.

Here is the Test case:-----------------

class TestForms(TestCase):

    def test_invalid_username(self):

        # The user submits an invalid username.

        data = {

            'username': 'abc',

            'password': 'password',

        }

        form = AuthenticationForm(None, data)

        self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())

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Here is what I am getting for output:

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FAIL: test_invalid_username (rucklogs.tests.TestForms)

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Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/home/lonesoac0/django/rucker2021/rucklogs/tests.py", line 39, in test_invalid_username

    self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())

AssertionError: False is not true

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As you can see in the attached screenshot, the user abc is a good user.

Thank you.

[David Nugent]

Try creating a request using RequestFactory and use that to input the credentials. I don't think the way you are creating the form is valid.

rf = RequestFactory()

request = rf.post('/some_mock_url', dict(username='abc', password='password'))

form = AuthenticationForm(request)

[lone...@gmail.com]

Thank you for the reply!  I will totally try this tonight!