[Python-Dev] on Python's tests (and making them better)

[Eric Smith]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>>> - reorganizing the tests into separate directories
>>> Why this one?
>> I always find it hard to find a test I'm looking for in a directory
>> with 365 different tests in it. Also grouping tests by function will
>> hopefully help reduce duplication and it more intuitive.
> 
> Still, I don't think this should be done. Flat is better than nested,
> and adding hierarchy will make it *more* difficult to find anything
> (except perhaps for the one person who did the rearrangement).
> 
> I personally use grep to find the place where to add a new test.

I agree.  There's not much chance I'd know which directory a test for a 
given piece of functionality is in, so instead of grepping in a single 
directory, I'd have to grep in all of them.  Definitely more hassle.

Eric.