Talk Python To Me : The Python Testing Column, Now a Thing
What is the role/core purpose of your tests for your app?
Talk Python To Me : The Python Testing Column, Now a Thing launched on February 9, 2016 with 53 votes, #1,726 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
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What is the role, the core purpose of writing tests for your application? Should you write more unit tests and fewer integration tests, or is it actually the other way around? You may have heard of the test pyramid with unit tests ...
Brian Okken is a seasoned software developer with extensive experience in testing, particularly using Python. He works on embedded systems (in C++ under the hood) and uses Python to test these devices via libraries like PyVISA . He’s also the host of the Python Test Podcast at pythontesting.net . Brian is passionate about leveling up developer testing skills, whether writing low-level tests, end-to-end functional tests, or entire test automation ecosystems. His unique perspective on testing and Python’s role in quality-driven development forms the core of this conversation. If you’re just getting started with Python, understanding that Python has multiple testing frameworks will help you…from talkpython.fm
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