def test_staffUpdate(self): # create a new Staff object and add it to the database user = User(email='*****@*****.**', encrypted_password=encrypt('password'), name='staff') stf = Staff(user=user) db.session.add(stf) db.session.commit() # update value of Staff object stf.name = 'Justin' staffUpdate() # fetch updated Staff object from the database stf = Staff.query.filter_by(email='*****@*****.**').first() # check if value of Staff object has been updated print('--- check if value of Staff object has been updated') self.assertEqual('Justin', stf.name)