import unittest
import psycopg2
import pandas as pd
import re

class TestPostgresQuery(unittest.TestCase):
    @classmethod
    def setUpClass(cls):
        cls.connection = psycopg2.connect(
            host="localhost",
            user="agent",
            password="qwerty",
            dbname="testdb",
            sslmode="disable"
        )
        cls.cursor = cls.connection.cursor()

    def test_selects_population_column_only(self):
        """Check that only the 'population' column is selected from country table."""
        with open("query.sql", "r") as file:
            query = file.read()
        self.cursor.execute(query)
        columns = [desc[0] for desc in self.cursor.description]
        condition = columns == ["population"]
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            condition,
            "Query selects only the 'population' column.",
            f"Query must select only the 'population' column, but columns returned are: {columns}"
        )

    def test_population_values_correct(self):
        """Check that all returned population values match those in the table."""
        with open("query.sql", "r") as file:
            query = file.read()
        self.cursor.execute(query)
        user_rows = self.cursor.fetchall()
        self.cursor.execute("SELECT population FROM country;")
        expected_rows = self.cursor.fetchall()
        user_df = pd.DataFrame(user_rows, columns=["population"])
        expected_df = pd.DataFrame(expected_rows, columns=["population"])
        user_sorted = user_df.sort_values(by=["population"], na_position='last').reset_index(drop=True)
        expected_sorted = expected_df.sort_values(by=["population"], na_position='last').reset_index(drop=True)
        condition = user_sorted.equals(expected_sorted)
        if not condition:
            diff = pd.concat([expected_sorted, user_sorted]).drop_duplicates(keep=False)
            failure_msg = f"Returned population values do not match expected values. Difference:\\n{diff}"
        else:
            failure_msg = ""
        _dynamic_test(
            self,
            condition,
            "All population values returned correctly.",
            failure_msg
        )

def _dynamic_test(test_case, condition, success_message, failure_message):
    if condition:
        test_case._testMethodName = success_message
        test_case.assertTrue(True, success_message)
    else:
        test_case._testMethodName = failure_message
        test_case.fail(failure_message)

def normalize_text(text):
    text = text.lower()
    text = re.sub(r"\s{2,}", " ", text)
    text = re.sub(r"\s*([,:?])\s*", r"\1 ", text)
    return text.strip()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()


test_solution.py

Learn the core fundamentals of SQL and relational databases. Understand how databases store and organize data, write basic SQL queries, work with tables and perform essential operations. Build a strong foundation for working with databases in backend development.

Challenge: Find the Population of the Countries

Solution