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Running Visual Studio tests

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Hugues Valois edited this page Mar 12, 2018 · 5 revisions

More detailed/verbose build instructions are available at https://github.com/microsoft/ptvs/wiki/Build-Instructions-for-PTVS

  • Install Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1 or later with the following workloads:
    • .NET Desktop development
    • Desktop Development with C++
    • Visual Studio extension development
  • Clone https://github.com/microsoft/ptvs or your own fork
  • Run PTVS\Python\Prerequisites\EnableSkipVerification.reg
  • Run as Admin PTVS\Python\Prerequisites\deploy_test_targets.cmd
  • Open PTVS\Python\PythonTools.sln
  • Build solution
  • F5 to launch Visual Studio experimental instance
  • Check experimental debugger option in Tools/Options/Python/Experimental, close and relaunch VS
    • This is only needed for manual testing, the automated tests bypass the option
  • Open Python Environments window
  • Select the Python environment you want to run the tests under
  • Click on Make this the default environment for new projects
  • Install/update ptvsd in that environment
  • Close Visual Studio experimental instance
  • Open Test Explorer, select Group by Class from the toolbar
  • Right-click on DebugProjectUITestsExperimental and Run Tests
  • This will launch the Visual Studio experimental instance and run the tests
  • Wait for test run to complete

Note: We're waiting for a fix from the adapter host team. Right now, all tests are failing.

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