py.test: towards interactive, distributed and rapid testing

Brian Dorsey (Noonhat)
Maciej Fijalkowski (merlinux GmbH) holger krekel (merlinux GmbH)

The py.test library (http://codespeak.net/py/dist/test.html) is a mature
testing tool which uses a simple 'assert' based syntax for unit tests, and also
supports generative tests, doctests and restructured-text based tests.




This will be a fast-paced overview of the library with a focus on the features
beyond basic unit testing. The talk will begin with a short overview of the
main features of the py.test library. The majority of the talk will focus on
additional features including: distributed testing across multiple machines,
cross-platform testing, automatic API documentation generation, doctest
integration, and extending/custominzing py.test. The talk finishes with a brief
comparison to a few other testing tools and plans for the future of py.test.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• python
• pycon
• testing

[vernesnr1]

real bad presentation