learning unit testing in python

2008-06-23 Thread Alex
Hi all. I'd like learn some basic unit testing with python. I red some articles about different testing framework like unittest or nose, but I'm a bit confused: what is the best choice? I'm not a professional developer (I'm a SEO) but I belive that unit testing is a good and pragmatic way

Re: learning unit testing in python

2008-06-23 Thread Josh English
A good starting point is Mark Pilgrim's Dive Into Python. http://www.diveintopython.org/unit_testing/index.html Josh On Jun 23, 7:55 am, Alex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. I'd like learn some basic unit testing with python. I red some articles about different testing framework like

Re: learning unit testing in python

2008-06-23 Thread Josip
Hi all. I'd like learn some basic unit testing with python. I red some articles about different testing framework like unittest or nose, but I'm a bit confused: what is the best choice? I'm not a professional developer (I'm a SEO) but I belive that unit testing is a good and pragmatic way

Re: learning unit testing in python

2008-06-23 Thread Alex
On 23 Giu, 21:26, Josip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. I'd like learn some basic unit testing with python. I red some articles about different testing framework like unittest or nose, but I'm a bit confused: what is the best choice? I'm not a professional developer (I'm a SEO) but I

Re: learning unit testing in python

2008-06-23 Thread BJörn Lindqvist
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Alex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. I'd like learn some basic unit testing with python. I red some articles about different testing framework like unittest or nose, but I'm a bit confused: what is the best choice? I'm not a professional developer (I'm a SEO

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-18 Thread Lion Kimbro
No-nonsense PyUnit skeleton: http://www.python.org/moin/PyUnit Copy Paste. Though there's a new module, [http://codespeak.net/py/current/doc/test.html py.test,] that's easier in many ways. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-11 Thread BJörn Lindqvist
put it) PyUnit project. I'm sorry if this is a obvious question or one that has already been answered, but unit-testing sounds interesting and I'm not sure where to start. Hi Ryan. I belive this (http://www.xp123.com/xplor/xp0201/index.shtml) is a good way to learn about unit testing by

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-11 Thread Tom Willis
I've had great experience doing Test Driven Development. Ideally you would do it from the start, but it is great for refactoring as well. In any language. One of the pitfalls to look out for is to not get too hung up on it. In the end it's just a tool you use at your discretion. When I first

Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread rhat
Hi Everyone, I've recently been reading some articles about unit-testing in Python [1] [2], but I am a bit confused: where do I go to get started with this? I tried googling for unittest but all I've found are some old links to projects that already use it, and the older (as the articles put

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread Roy Smith
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], rhat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, I've recently been reading some articles about unit-testing in Python [1] [2], but I am a bit confused: where do I go to get started with this? I tried googling for unittest but all I've found are some old links

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread Tom Willis
Neat the original poster shows up as a potential Phisher with a nice big red warning in gmail. Due to some funky header fakedness. Don't give them your SSN. :) I have a related question. What is PyDoc? I see it come up alot in searches for Unit testing and python, but I've never gotten around

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread rhat
Yeah, you know I only ask questions about Test-driven development basics in hopes of obtaining your personal information, so that I can sell it on the Molodovian blackmarket. I'm not a Phisher, I'm a comp-sci major who's too lazy to dig around for his own answers. ;) Thanks for your help Roy, I

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread Tom Willis
It could be a bug in gmail. I wasn't actually accusing you, just thought it was funny enough to point out. Of course you could be more sarcastic than me who knows. :) I'm not worried though. I believe the best strategy against Identity theft is bad credit. So question , do you see the big red

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread Brian van den Broek
rhat said unto the world upon 2005-02-10 21:10: Hi Everyone, I've recently been reading some articles about unit-testing in Python [1] [2], but I am a bit confused: where do I go to get started with this? I tried googling for unittest but all I've found are some old links to projects that already

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread rhat
Tom Willis wrote: It could be a bug in gmail. I wasn't actually accusing you, just thought it was funny enough to point out. Of course you could be more sarcastic than me who knows. :) I'm not worried though. I believe the best strategy against Identity theft is bad credit. So question ,

Re: Unit Testing in Python

2005-02-10 Thread rhat
I actually meant to link to the last two ONLamp articles you mentioned, so yeah I have seen those (kinda forgot to post them, in fact). Thanks for the other links too, they look pretty interesting. Incidentally, what kind of projects are you guys (planning on) using this technology with? I'm