165: pytest xfail policy and workflow
A discussion of how to use the xfail feature of pytest to help with communication on software projects.The episode covers:What is xfailWhy I use itUsing reason effectively by including issue tracking ...
7 Okt 20219min
164: Debugging Python Test Failures with pytest
An overview of the pytest flags that help with debugging. From Chapter 13, Debugging Test Failures, of Python Testing with pytest, 2nd edition.pytest includes quite a few command-line flags that are u...
14 Sep 202112min
163: pip install ./local_directory - Stéphane Bidoul
pip : "pip installs packages" or maybe "Package Installer for Python" pip is an invaluable tool when developing with Python. A lot of people know pip as a way to install third party packages from pypi...
20 Aug 202128min
162: Flavors of TDD
What flavor of TDD do you practice? In this episode we talk about:Classical vs Mockist TDDDetroit vs London (I actually refer to it in the episode as Chicago instead of Detroit. Oh well.)Static vs Beh...
3 Aug 202121min
161: Waste in Software Development
Software development processes create value, and have waste, in the Lean sense of the word waste. Lean manufacturing and lean software development changed the way we look at value and waste. This epis...
20 Jul 202118min
160: DRY, WET, DAMP, AHA, and removing duplication from production code and test code
Should your code be DRY or DAMP or something completely different? How about your test code? Do different rules apply? Wait, what do all of these acronyms mean?We'll get to all of these definitions, a...
8 Jul 202114min
159: Python, pandas, and Twitter Analytics - Matt Harrison
When learning data science and machine learning techniques, you need to work on a data set. Matt Harrison had a great idea: Why not use your own Twitter analytics data? So, he did that with his own da...
2 Jul 202146min
158: TDD in Swift - Gio Lodi
Iterative processes that include writing test code and production code together, such as TDD, help make coding fun. All of us that care about developing quality code with the help of testing can learn...
18 Jun 202142min
