[Distutils] test command for setup.py

Thomas Heller thomas.heller@ion-tof.com
Mon Sep 18 07:09:01 2000


> Hello,
> 
> I'm thinking about providing a framework for pre-install testing for
> distutils enabled Python packages. I think about a new "test" command,
> which inserts the lib build path into PYTHONPATH and runs specified
> tests. Is anyone else working on something like this, and what are
> your opinions and requirements on this?
> 
A good idea!

Related:

IMHO, distutils needs a test suite for itself!

Thomas