[pytest-dev] Crowdfunding a pytest plugin

[Tibor Arpas]

Hello Marc and Florian,

I realized earlier that the "last failures" part is already
implemented in pytest-cache. Also according to Holger it will move
into core for pytest-2.7. Of course we'll use that, not implement it
independently. I'll rewrite the campaign text so that the feature is
promoted as part of the whole solution but make it clear it's
implemented in pytest-cache (or rather core).

As for amount of testing in the prototype it was pretty minimal. In
this regard it's quite risky project of course, and big compromises
might be necessary in order to run substantial projects. I'll make it
clear in the description. (and inform about any more results from
testing)

Thanks for feedback!
Tibor


On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Florian Schulze
<mail at florian-schulze.net> wrote:
>> We are putting together a small Indiegogo campaign for a pytest plugin
>> which should significantly improve the experience of executing a long
>> test suite. We'd be glad to hear any feedback before launching it. The
>> draft is here: https://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/4fe07d66
>
>
> This certainly looks interesting.
>
> The "last failures" part is implemented in pytest-cache, are you aware of
> that?
>
> The reordering by speed sounds nice. Be aware, that fixture setup/teardown
> may be influenced by reordering and thus change the overall test execution
> time. I discovered this while extending pytest-random.
>
> I also thought about using something like coverage to only run affected
> tests. How much testing did you do in your prototype? Do you keep track of
> (pip/setuptools) installed packages (versions)? Did you try changes at
> various levels like new files, modules, classes, metaclasses, mocks etc?
> Python is very dynamic as you most likely know :)
>
> Regards,
> Florian Schulze