added lxml & cssselect to req'ments; this allowed more precise targeting of html attrs in apps.dashboard.tests'

apps/dashboard/tests.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from .models import Item, List
+import lxml.html
 
 class HomePageTest(TestCase):
     def test_uses_home_template(self):
@@ -8,12 +9,11 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_renders_input_form(self):
         response = self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertContains(response, '<form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/newlist">')
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
-        self.assertContains(
+        [form] = parsed.cssselect('form[method=POST]')
-            response,
+        self.assertEqual(form.get('action'), '/apps/dashboard/newlist')
-            '<input name="item_text" id="id-new-item" placeholder="Enter a to-do item" />',
+        inputs = form.cssselect('input')
-            html=True,
+        self.assertIn('item_text', [input.get('name') for input in inputs])
-        )
 
 class ListAndItemModelsTest(TestCase):
     def test_saving_and_retrieving_items(self):
@@ -52,15 +52,11 @@ class DashViewTest(TestCase):
     def test_renders_input_form(self):
         mylist = List.objects.create()
         response = self.client.get(f'/apps/dashboard/{mylist.id}/')
-        self.assertContains(
+        parsed = lxml.html.fromstring(response.content)
-            response,
+        [form] = parsed.cssselect('form[method=POST]')
-            f'<form method="POST" action="/apps/dashboard/{mylist.id}/add-item">',
+        self.assertEqual(form.get('action'), f"/apps/dashboard/{mylist.id}/add-item")
-        )
+        inputs = form.cssselect('input')
-        self.assertContains(
+        self.assertIn('item_text', [input.get('name') for input in inputs])
-            response,
-            '<input name="item_text" id="id-new-item" placeholder="Enter a to-do item" />',
-            html=True,
-        )
 
     def test_displays_only_items_for_that_list(self):
         # Given/Arrange