173: Why NOT unittest?
In the preface of "Python Testing with pytest" I list some reasons to use pytest, under a section called "why pytest?". Someone asked me recently, a different but related question "why NOT unittest?"....
17 Joulu 202123min
172: Designing Better Software with a Prototype Mindset
A prototype is a a preliminary model of something, from which other forms are developed or copied. In software, we think of prototypes as early things, or a proof of concept. We don't often think of p...
30 Marras 20216min
171: How and why I use pytest's xfail - Paul Ganssle
Paul Ganssle, is a software developer at Google, core Python dev, and open source maintainer for many projects, has some thoughts about pytest's xfail. He was an early skeptic of using xfail, and is n...
22 Marras 202137min
170: pytest for Data Science and Machine Learning - Prayson Daniel
Prayson Daniel, a principle data scientist, discusses testing machine learning pipelines with pytest.Prayson is using pytest for some pretty cool stuff, including:unit tests, of coursetesting pipeline...
18 Marras 202144min
169: Service and Microservice Performance Monitoring - Omri Sass
Performance monitoring and error detection is just as important with services and microservices as with any system, but with added complexity. Omri Sass joins the show to explain telemetry and monitor...
11 Marras 202130min
168: Understanding Complex Code by Refactoring into Larger Functions
To understand complex code, it can be helpful to remove abstractions, even if it results in larger functions. This episode walks through a process I use to refactor code that I need to debug and fix, ...
2 Marras 202111min
167: React, TypeScript, and the Joy of Testing - Paul Everitt
Paul has a tutorial on testing and TDD with React and TypeScript. We discuss workflow and the differences, similarities between testing with React/TypeScript and Python. We also discuss what lessons ...
22 Loka 202137min
166: unittest expectedFailure and xfail
xfail isn't just for pytest tests. Python's unittest has @unittest.expectedFailure.In this episode, we cover:using @unittest.expectedFailurethe results of passing and failing tests with expectedFailur...
14 Loka 20216min
