Test & Code - Python Testing & Development

52: pyproject.toml : the future of Python packaging - Brett Cannon

November 5th, 2018  |  50 mins 51 secs

ci, flit, lock files, pipenv, poetry, pyproject.toml, python packaging, tox

Deep dive with Brett Cannon into changes in to Python packaging such as pyproject.toml, PEP 517, 518, and the implications of these changes.

51: Feature Testing

October 30th, 2018  |  31 mins 35 secs

feature testing, software testing, testing pyramid

Andy Knight joins Brian Okken in discussing Feature Tests as opposed to Class Tests

50: Flaky Tests and How to Deal with Them

October 25th, 2018  |  32 mins 20 secs

continuous integration, pytest, selenium, software testing, test design

Flaky tests, tests that sometimes fail and sometimes pass are a huge problem for teams maintaining large test suites. We discuss flakiness, what affects it has on the team, how to manage flaky suites, and how to fix and avoid flaky tests.

49: tox - Oliver Bestwalter

October 15th, 2018  |  55 mins 41 secs

automation, testing, tox

tox is not just a tool to help you test a Python project against multiple versions of Python. In this interview, Oliver and Brian just scratch the surface of this simple yet powerful automation tool.

48: A GUI for pytest

October 7th, 2018  |  12 mins 11 secs

developer efficiency, gui, pytest

The story of how I discovered the current best GUI to run pytest.

47: Automation Panda - Andy Knight

September 28th, 2018  |  39 mins

bdd, gherkin, selenium, webdriver

Interview with Andy Knight, the Automation Panda.

46: Testing Hard To Test Applications - Anthony Shaw

September 2nd, 2018  |  42 mins 45 secs

How do you write tests for things that aren’t that easy to write tests for?

Brian & Anthony get started answering this question.

45: David Heinemeier Hansson - Software Development and Testing, TDD, and exploratory QA

August 13th, 2018  |  40 mins 32 secs

exploratory qa, software testing, tdd

An interview with DHH about his views on software testing, TDD, and exploratory testing.

44: Mentoring - Nina Zakharenko

July 21st, 2018  |  26 mins 42 secs

developer advocate, github, mentoring, microsoft, public speaking

Nina Zakharenko is a cloud developer advocate at Microsoft focusing on Python. We talk about her experience with mentoring, both being a mentor, and utilizing mentors.

Preparing for Technical Talks with Kelsey Hightower - bonus episode

July 16th, 2018  |  8 mins 30 secs

public speaking, talks, technical presentations

Kelsey Hightower answers a quick question about how he prepares for technical talks.

43: Kelsey Hightower - End to End & Integration Testing

July 5th, 2018  |  41 mins 47 secs

"You cannot compromise on integration tests." Kelsey Hightower expands on this idea to discuss real world testing of complicated systems.

42: Using Automated Tests to Help Teach Python - Trey Hunner

June 27th, 2018  |  58 mins 31 secs

This interview with Trey Hunner discusses his use of automated tests to help teach programming.

41: Testing in DevOps and Agile - Anthony Shaw

April 18th, 2018  |  44 mins 47 secs

agile, devops, pytest, testing

We talk with Anthony Shaw about some of the testing problems facing both DevOps teams, and Agile teams. We also talk about his recent pull request accepted into pytest.

40: On Podcasting - Adam Clark

April 10th, 2018  |  48 mins 47 secs

podcasting

A discussion about podcasting with Adam Clark from The Gently Mad and Irresistible Podcasting.

39: Thorough software testing for critical features

March 29th, 2018  |  18 mins 59 secs

boundary value analysis, decision tables, equivalence partitioning, parametrization, test case design

Some functionality is important enough to make sure the test behavior coverage is thorough. In this episode, we discuss 3 techniques that can be combined to quickly generate test cases. We then talk about how to implement them efficiently in pytest.

38: Prioritize software tests with RCRCRC

March 13th, 2018  |  11 mins 13 secs

heuristics, mnemonics

Use the RCRCRC mnemonic/heuristic to prioritize functionality that needs to be tested.