ANN: pry unit testing framework

[Michele Simionato]

On Apr 5, 12:54 pm, Aldo Cortesi <a... at nullcube.com> wrote:
> Thus spake Matthieu Brucher (matthieu.bruc... at gmail.com):
>
> > How does it compare to the nose framework ?
>
> As far as the base unit testing functionality is concerned, I think
> they try to address similar problems. Both have assert-based testing
> with inspection and re-parsing of assert exceptions for better error
> messages. Both try to provide better fixture management. Both make
> programmatic test generation easier. Both have a command-line tool for
> running and gathering tests.
>
> I like nose, but I'm biased, and of course I think Pry has some
> advantages. One difference I'd point out is Pry's tree-based test
> structure, which provides a number of conveniences and features (much
> nicer test selection from the command line, for instance). Pry is also
> less than half the size of nose, and should therefore be simpler to
> extend and understand.

You forgot to mention the important point that nose is compatible
with unittest and many developer (including myself) would consider
that a major selling point.

   Michele Simionato