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Test & Code : Python Testing for Software Engineering

Because Software Engineering should include more testing

About the show

Test & Code is a weekly podcast hosted by Brian Okken.
The show covers a wide array of topics including software engineering, development, testing, Python programming, and many related topics.
When we get into the implementation specifics, that's usually Python, such as Python packaging, tox, pytest, and unittest. However, well over half of the topics are language agnostic, such as data science, DevOps, TDD, public speaking, mentoring, feature testing, NoSQL databases, end to end testing, automation, continuous integration, development methods, Selenium, the testing pyramid, and DevOps.

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Episodes

  • 125: pytest 6 - Anthony Sottile

    August 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 secs
    pytest

    pytest 6 is out. Anthony Sottile joins the show to discuss features, improvements, documentation updates and more.

  • 124: pip dependency resolver changes

    August 3rd, 2020  |  44 mins 15 secs
    dependency resolver, pip, python

    pip 20.2 has a new dependency resolver that the PyPA would really like you to try out. This episode has 5 guests from the project and we talk about everything from user experience (UX) to testing a complex project.

  • 123: GitHub Actions - Tania Allard

    July 24th, 2020  |  22 mins 53 secs
    ci/cd, continuous deployment, continuous integration, github actions

    Lots of Python projects are starting to use GitHub Actions for Continous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD), as well as other workflows.

    Tania Allard, a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft, joins the show to answer some of my questions regarding setting up a Python project to use Actions.

  • 122: Better Resumes for Software Engineers - Randall Kanna

    July 16th, 2020  |  36 mins 12 secs
    career, resume

    A great resume is key to landing an great software job.
    There's no surprise there.
    But so many people make mistakes on their resume that can very easily be fixed.

    Randall Kenna is on the show today to help us understand how to improve our resumes, and in turn,
    help us have better careers.

  • 121: Industrial 3D Printing & Python, Finite State Machines, and Simulating Hardware - Len Wanger

    July 9th, 2020  |  49 mins 21 secs
    3d printing, finite state machine, fsm, hardware

    Len Wanger works on industrial 3D printers. And I was pleased to find out that
    there's a bunch of Python in those printers as well. We talk about 3D printing as well as finite state machines and testing software and hardware.

  • 120: FastAPI & Typer - Sebastián Ramírez

    July 3rd, 2020  |  43 mins 54 secs
    cli, rest api

    Sebastián Ramírez is the developer behind FastAPI for Python REST APIs and Typer, for CLI applications. We discuss FastAPI, Typer, Swagger UI, interface design, autocompletion, and more.

  • 119: Editable Python Installs, Packaging Standardization, and pyproject.toml - Brett Cannon

    June 26th, 2020  |  36 mins 6 secs
    black, cpython, flit, packaging, pip, poetry, pyproject.toml, python, standard library, toml

    Brett and I talk about some upcoming work on Python packaging, such as:

    • editable install standardization
    • other tools using pyproject.toml for configuration
    • what should and shouldn't be in the standard library
    • and a few tangents

  • 118: Code Coverage and 100% Coverage

    June 25th, 2020  |  42 mins 48 secs

    Code Coverage or Test Coverage is a way to measure what lines of code and branches in your code that are utilized during testing. Coverage tools are an important part of software engineering. But there's also lots of different opinions about using it. Should you try for 100% coverage? What code can and should you exclude? What about targets?

  • 117: Python extension for VS Code - Brett Cannon

    June 18th, 2020  |  51 mins 17 secs
    ides, pytest, python, testing, vs code

    The Python extension for VS Code is most downloaded extension for VS Code.

    Brett Cannon is the manager for the distributed development team of the Python extension for VS Code.

    In this episode, Brett and I discuss the Python extension and VS Code.

  • 116: 15 amazing pytest plugins - Michael Kennedy

    June 7th, 2020  |  51 mins 27 secs
    plugins, pytest, software testing

    pytest plugins are an amazing way to supercharge your test suites, leveraging great solutions from people solving test problems all over the world. In this episode Michael and I discuss 15 favorite plugins that you should know about.

  • 115: Catching up with Nina Zakharenko

    May 30th, 2020  |  42 mins 21 secs
    adafruit, circuitpython, live coding, oh my zsh, online conferences, python, twitch, wfh

    Nina's been up to a lot lately, so we talk about quite a bit, including live coding on twitch.tv, online conferences, Python Tea (a new online version of the hallway track), Python on hardware, Adafruit, CircuitPython, tricking out your command prompt, working from home, and more.

  • 114: The Python Software Foundation (PSF) Board Elections - Ewa Jodlowska / Christopher Neugebauer

    May 24th, 2020  |  30 mins 45 secs
    psf, python software foundation

    Ewa Jodlowska, the Python Software Foundation Executive Director, and Christopher Neugebauer, a current board member, discuss what the PSF is and does, what board directors do, and how you can be part of the exciting mission of the PSF.

  • 113: Technical Debt - James Smith

    May 15th, 2020  |  30 mins 2 secs
    technical debt

    Technical debt has to be dealt with on a regular basis to have a healthy product and development team. The impacts include emotional drain on engineers and slowing down development and can adversely affect your hiring ability and retention. But really, what is technical debt? Can we measure it? How do we reduce it, and when?

  • 112: Six Principles of Readable Tests - David Seddon

    May 8th, 2020  |  45 mins 2 secs
    software testing

    "Code is read much more often than it is written." - Guido van Rossum
    This is true for both production code and test code.
    David Seddon came up with 6 principles to help us write more readable tests.
    We discuss these, as well as more benefits of readable tests.

  • 111: Subtests in Python with unittest and pytest - Paul Ganssle

    May 2nd, 2020  |  48 mins 34 secs
    pytest, python, software testing, subtest, unittest

    Subtests are a way to continue a test function after an assert fails.
    Paul Ganssle and Brian Okken discuss what subtests are, why you might want them, and what to watch out for if you use them.

  • 110: Testing Django - from unittest to pytest - Adam Parkin

    April 25th, 2020  |  24 mins 56 secs
    django, pytest, software testing, unittest

    Django supports testing out of the box with some cool extensions to unittest. However, many people are using pytest for their Django testing, mostly using the pytest-django plugin.

    Adam Parkin, who is known online as CodependentCodr, joins us to talk about migrating an existing Django project from unittest to pytest. Adam tells us just how easy this is.