Testing Email Sending
A snippet showing how to test email sending in Django.
# models.py
from django.db import models
class Newsletter(models.Model):
subject = models.CharField(max_length=120)
# admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Newsletter
@admin.register(Newsletter)
class NewsletterAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
list_display = ("subject",)
# Result (tests/test_email.py)
from django.test import TestCase
from django.core import mail
class EmailTest(TestCase):
def test_send_mail(self):
mail.send_mail("Hello", "Body", "[email protected]", ["[email protected]"])
self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
self.assertIn("Hello", mail.outbox[0].subject)
Explanation:
-
Django collects sent emails in
mail.outboxduring tests. - Inspect subject, body, recipients, and attachments.
- Category Testing
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- Last Modified 21 March, 2026
- Tags #testing #email #mail #unittest
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