Create Test Cases Dynamically, in Python.

dynamic_test.py

import unittest2 as unittest

def get_verify_mtd(sum_tuple, sum_value):
    def test1(self):
        self.assertEqual(sum(sum_tuple),sum_value)
    return test1

def create_test_case_class():
    sumlist = range(20,30,2)
    sum1_list = [20]*5
    sum2_list = range(0,10,2)
    sum3_list = zip(sum1_list,sum2_list)
    input_list = zip(sum3_list,sumlist)
    
    mtd_dict = {}
    for element in input_list:
        mtd_dict['test_%s'%element[1]] = get_verify_mtd(*element)
    
    print mtd_dict
    return type('TestSums',(unittest.TestCase,),mtd_dict)

def load_tests(loader, tests, pattern):
    suite = unittest.TestSuite()
    case1 = loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(create_test_case_class())
    suite.addTests(case1)
    return suite

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