On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 22:33 +0100, Andreas Pelme wrote: > Me too! I am in if at least one person which hasn't yet committed to pytest yet is in as well :)
Holger > /Andreas > > > > On 5 feb 2015, at 22:31, Anatoly Bubenkov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pytest-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev > > _______________________________________________ > pytest-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev _______________________________________________ pytest-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev
