# Loader: Test Cases

Load tests from `unittest.TestCase` subclasses.

This plugin implements `loadTestsFromName()` and `loadTestsFromModule()` to load tests from `unittest.TestCase` subclasses found in modules or named on the command line.

## Configuration [testcases]

always-on
  Default:

    True

  Type:

    boolean

### Sample configuration

The default configuration is equivalent to including the following in a `unittest.cfg` file.

    [testcases]
    always-on = True

## Plugin class reference: TestCaseLoader

class nose2.plugins.loader.testcases.TestCaseLoader(*args, **kwargs)

  Loader plugin that loads from test cases

  loadTestsFromModule(event)

    Load tests in `unittest.TestCase` subclasses

  loadTestsFromName(event)

    Load tests from event.name if it names a test case/method