On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Neil Girdhar <mistersh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Like you, I used nose and then switched to pytest. The reason I proposed > this for unittest is because pytest and nose and (I think) most of the > other testing frameworks inherit from unittest, > not really -- they extend unittest -- in the sense that their test runners can be used with unittest TestCases -- but they don't depend on unitest. so improving unittest has downstream benefits. > only to those using unittest -- a lot of folks do use pytest or nose primarily as a test runner, so those folks would benefit. I may nevertheless propose this to the pytest people if this doesn't make > it into unittest. > Anyway, I'm just being a curmudgeon -- if folks think it would be useful and not disruptive, then why not? -CHB > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 8:26 PM Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> > wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Chris Barker <chris.bar...@noaa.gov> >> wrote: >> >>> anyway, that's enough ranting..... >>> >> >> Got carried away with the ranting, and didn't flesh out my point. >> >> My point is that unittest is a very static, not very pythonic framework >> -- if you are productive with it, great, but I don't think it's worth >> trying to add more pythonic niceties to. Chances are pytest (Or nose2?) may >> already have them, or, if not, the simpler structure of pytest tests make >> them easier to write yourself. >> >> -CHB >> >> -- >> >> Christopher Barker, Ph.D. >> Oceanographer >> >> Emergency Response Division >> NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice >> 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax >> Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception >> >> chris.bar...@noaa.gov >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "python-ideas" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> topic/python-ideas/cF_4IlJq698/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> python-ideas+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-ideas mailing list >> Python-ideas@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas >> Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "python-ideas" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> topic/python-ideas/cF_4IlJq698/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> python-ideas+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > > -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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