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# Backend Testing

🚧 **Coming Soon** 🚧

Complete guide for testing Superset's Python backend, APIs, and database interactions.

## Topics to be covered:

- Pytest configuration and fixtures
- Unit testing best practices
- Integration testing with databases
- API endpoint testing
- Mocking strategies and patterns
- Testing async operations with Celery
- Security testing guidelines
- Performance and load testing
- Test database setup and teardown
- Coverage requirements

## Quick Commands

```bash
# Run all backend tests
pytest

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/unit_tests/specific_test.py

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=superset

# Run tests in parallel
pytest -n auto

# Run only unit tests
pytest tests/unit_tests/

# Run only integration tests
pytest tests/integration_tests/
```

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*This documentation is under active development. Check back soon for updates!*