Hello, So as Anatoly mentioned in the notes from the FOSDEM mini-meetup [1], we talked about if we were interested in actively trying to increase pytest adoption, ie get more open source/free software projects using it. As we know how great pytest is, it seems a shame that more people don't know as well!
I had an idea that we could have a "adopt pytest month": pair knowledgeable pytest users together with interested projects, and help them convert their existing test suite, or start one from scratch if they don't really have any tests yet. Holger liked the idea, so that's a start :) It would also be a good way for us to discover "pain points" for new pytest users, for example which areas need better documentation or examples. I was thinking it could be in April: · February: gather pytest volunteers · March: advertise and ask for projects interested in taking part · April: the actual work · May: survey/write up how it went I imagine that volunteers would commit to spending maybe 2-4 hours a week, for the month. They would probably need to download and install the project, join their mailing list and give advice, maybe write some code such as example tests, conftest options. (Basically: I would not expect you to write all their tests for them!) I don't think you would need to be a pytest super developer or guru. You could even do it as a way of learning something new about pytest yourself. I am happy to try and organise this. I imagine I would do something like this: · Make a short form to gather details about pytest volunteers (e.g. areas of experience/interest) · Make a page to put on the pytest website, with info to advertise to potential projects · Make a short form for projects to apply/register to take part · Pair volunteers and projects together · Survey volunteers and projects after the month is over, write a summary of responses So, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART: please reply to the list to say so! Also if you have any questions or suggestions, let me know. Thanks, Brianna [1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/14mbVs_f5UFypPx5vvaW-Vh_8Xq9XBKeoNrA0dR0fiJI/edit -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/
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