Simple test for default values of model in DjangoItem

scrapy/tests/test_djangoitem/__init__.py

@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ class DjangoItemTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(person.name, 'John')
 
+    def test_default_field_values(self):
+        i = BasePersonItem()
+        person = i.save(commit=False)
+        self.assertEqual(person.name, 'Robot')

scrapy/tests/test_djangoitem/models.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.db import models
 
 
 class Person(models.Model):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=255, default='Robot')
     age = models.IntegerField()
 
     class Meta: