I'm in! On Feb 5, 2015 9:51 PM, "Brianna Laugher" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > pytest-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev > >
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