The archive has a complete list of posts in reverse chronologogical order (most recent at top).
If you’re looking to learn something in particular, like maybe pytest, then this page might be better.
This page is split into topics and posts from each topic in a mostly newest last order.
Resources
- Python Testing with pytest, 2nd Edition - book - Great for learning pytest offline
- pytest Courses - video - Great for learning pytest online
- PythonTest Community - Discord community focused on pytest - ask/answer pytest and other testing questions
pytest
- pytest introduction
- Running unittest from pytest
- Running doctest from pytest
- pytest debug print logging in real time
- Run a single test class with unittest and pytest
- pytest support for unittest style fixtures
- pytest tips and tricks
- pytest 8 is here
- Testing argparse Applications
pytest fixtures
- pytest fixtures nuts and bolts - revisited
- pytest fixtures nuts and bolts
- pytest xUnit style fixtures
- Basic pytest fixtures example
- Using pytest autouse fixtures
- Using pytest fixtures with mark.usefixtures
- pytest fixture teardown
- pytest fixture return value
- pytest fixture scope
- Parametrizing pytest fixtures with params
- Using multiple pytest fixtures
- Modularity - pytest fixtures using other fixtures
- Using pytest fixtures by naming them
- pytest session scoped fixtures
- Mixing pytest fixture scope
- Testing some tidbits with pytest
- Unravelling t-strings with pytest
pytest plugins
- Delayed assert / multiple failures per test
- pytest delayed assert / multiple failure plugin, iteration 1
- pytest expect fixture plugin, iteration 1
- pytest slow order
- Finding the top pytest plugins
- Top pytest Plugins
Python
- Python regex Search and Replace Examples
- I’m annoyed with Python’s ternary operator
- tip: dictionary get() works like getattr
- Pinning Application Dependencies with pip-tools compile
- Installing Python 3.14 on Mac or Windows
- Testing with Python 3.14
- Fixing Circular Imports in Python with Protocol
TDD
Testing Strategy
- Software API/CLI interface adapters
- Complete coverage testing from the bottom of the pyramid up is a bad idea
- Why Most Unit Testing is Waste
- Test First Programming / Test First Development
- Given-When-Then
doctest
unittest
- unittest introduction
- Running unittest from pytest
- unittest fixture syntax and flow reference
- What happens when unittest fixtures fail
- Run a single test class with unittest and pytest
- pytest support for unittest style fixtures
perl
nose
Community
Publications and Talks
- Python featured in April issue of PragPub
- Sharing is Caring - pytest fixture edition - PyBay 2022
- Sharing is Caring - Sharing pytest Fixtures - PyCascades 2023