Talks and Tutorials ========================== .. _`funcargs`: funcargs.html .. note:: Upcoming: `professional testing with pytest and tox <`http://www.python-academy.com/courses/specialtopics/python_course_testing.html>`_ , 24th-26th June 2013, Leipzig. Tutorial examples and blog postings --------------------------------------------- .. _`tutorial1 repository`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest-tutorial1/ .. _`pycon 2010 tutorial PDF`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest-tutorial1/raw/tip/pytest-basic.pdf Basic usage and funcargs: - `pytest introduction from Brian Okken (January 2013) <http://pythontesting.net/framework/pytest-introduction/>`_ - `pycon australia 2012 pytest talk from Brianna Laugher <http://2012.pycon-au.org/schedule/52/view_talk?day=sunday>`_ (`video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTNejE9EraI>`_, `slides <http://www.slideshare.net/pfctdayelise/funcargs-other-fun-with-pytest>`_, `code <https://gist.github.com/3386951>`_) - `pycon 2012 US talk video from Holger Krekel <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVqBQcFmyw>`_ - `pycon 2010 tutorial PDF`_ and `tutorial1 repository`_ Fixtures and Function arguments: - :ref:`fixtures` - `monkey patching done right`_ (blog post, consult `monkeypatch plugin`_ for up-to-date API) Test parametrization: - `generating parametrized tests with funcargs`_ (uses deprecated ``addcall()`` API. - `test generators and cached setup`_ - `parametrizing tests, generalized`_ (blog post) - `putting test-hooks into local or global plugins`_ (blog post) Assertion introspection: - `(07/2011) Behind the scenes of py.test's new assertion rewriting <http://pybites.blogspot.com/2011/07/behind-scenes-of-pytests-new-assertion.html>`_ Distributed testing: - `simultaneously test your code on all platforms`_ (blog entry) Plugin specific examples: - `skipping slow tests by default in py.test`_ (blog entry) - `many examples in the docs for plugins`_ .. _`skipping slow tests by default in py.test`: http://bruynooghe.blogspot.com/2009/12/skipping-slow-test-by-default-in-pytest.html .. _`many examples in the docs for plugins`: plugin/index.html .. _`monkeypatch plugin`: plugin/monkeypatch.html .. _`application setup in test functions with funcargs`: funcargs.html#appsetup .. _`simultaneously test your code on all platforms`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/new-simultanously-test-your-code-on-all-platforms/ .. _`monkey patching done right`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/monkeypatching-in-unit-tests-done-right/ .. _`putting test-hooks into local or global plugins`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/putting-test-hooks-into-local-and-global-plugins/ .. _`parametrizing tests, generalized`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/parametrizing-python-tests-generalized/ .. _`generating parametrized tests with funcargs`: funcargs.html#test-generators .. _`test generators and cached setup`: http://bruynooghe.blogspot.com/2010/06/pytest-test-generators-and-cached-setup.html Older conference talks and tutorials ---------------------------------------- - `ep2009-rapidtesting.pdf`_ tutorial slides (July 2009): - testing terminology - basic py.test usage, file system layout - test function arguments (funcargs_) and test fixtures - existing plugins - distributed testing - `ep2009-pytest.pdf`_ 60 minute py.test talk, highlighting unique features and a roadmap (July 2009) - `pycon2009-pytest-introduction.zip`_ slides and files, extended version of py.test basic introduction, discusses more options, also introduces old-style xUnit setup, looponfailing and other features. - `pycon2009-pytest-advanced.pdf`_ contain a slightly older version of funcargs and distributed testing, compared to the EuroPython 2009 slides. .. _`ep2009-rapidtesting.pdf`: http://codespeak.net/download/py/ep2009-rapidtesting.pdf .. _`ep2009-pytest.pdf`: http://codespeak.net/download/py/ep2009-pytest.pdf .. _`pycon2009-pytest-introduction.zip`: http://codespeak.net/download/py/pycon2009-pytest-introduction.zip .. _`pycon2009-pytest-advanced.pdf`: http://codespeak.net/download/py/pycon2009-pytest-advanced.pdf
