198: Testing Django Web Applications - Carlton Gibson, Will Vincent
Django has some built in ways to test your application. There's also pytest-django and other plugins that help with testing. Carlton Gibson and Will Vincent from the Django Chat Podcast join the show to discuss how to get started testing your Django application.
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Creators and Guests
Guest
Carlton Gibson
Dr. Carlton Gibson is a veteran software application developer, husband, and father of four. Carlton is a Django Fellow (Retired), DSF Individual Member, PSF Fellow. He works mainly on and with the Django web framework. He's also the co-host of a weekly podcast, Django Chat, and can be found on GitHub and Mastodon.
Guest
Will Vincent
Will Vincent is a former Board Member of the Django Software Foundation and the author of three books on Django. He co-hosts the Django Chat podcast, co-writes the weekly Django News newsletter, and runs LearnDjango.com.
