Coverage.py API

The API to coverage.py is very simple, contained in a module called coverage. Most of the interface is in the coverage.Coverage class. Methods on the Coverage object correspond roughly to operations available in the command line interface. For example, a simple use would be:

import coverage

cov = coverage.Coverage()
cov.start()

# .. call your code ..

cov.stop()
cov.save()

cov.html_report()

The coverage.CoverageData class provides access to coverage data stored in coverage.py data files.

• The Coverage class
• The CoverageData class
• Plugin classes