Test & Code

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Software How-To
**Test & Code**

The Python Test Podcast hosted by Brian Okken

Latest Episodes:

228: pytest-md and pytest-md-report: Markdown reports for pytest Feb 28, 2025

Show notes

Markdown reports as either text or markdown tables.
Two fun plugins discussed.

Links:

227: Mocking in Python with unittest.mock - Michael Foord Feb 07, 2025

Show notes

This episode is a replay of a 2021 interview I did with Michael Foord.
We lost Michael in January, and I'd like to revisit this interview as a tribute.

Michael Foord was a pivotal figure in the Python community and the creator of the mock library that's now unittest.mock.
But he did so much more as well.
His contributions continue to resonate within the developer community.
This interview is just a small peek at his influence.

In this episode

Introduction to Michael Foord
The Mock Library Origins
Mocking and Testing Philosophy
Career Path and Consulting
Understanding Mocking
The Power of Patch
Testing Strategies and Design
Mocking External Dependencies
Teaching Testing and Mocking

python.org has put up an "In memoriam" page for Michael Foord, and many people have shared stories and memories.

Links:

226: pytest-mock : Mocking in pytest Jan 31, 2025

Show notes

pytest-mock is currently the #3 pytest plugin.
pytest-mock is a wrapper around unittest.mock.

In this episode:

Why the pytest-mock plugin is awesome
What is mocking, patching, and monkey patching
What, if any, is the difference between mock, fake, spy, stub.
Why we might need these in testing
Some history of mock in Python and how mock became unittest.mock
From unittest.mock
- patch.object
- patch.object with autospec
- using these as context managers
pytest-mock:
- The mocker fixture
- Cleanup in teardown
- Using mocker.patch, mocker.spy, and mocker.stub
- Why it's awesome and why you might want to use it over straight unittest.mock

Links:

225: pytest-cov : The pytest plugin for measuring coverage Jan 23, 2025

Show notes

pytest-cov is a pytest plugin that helps produce coverage reports using Coverage.py.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

what Coverage.py is
why you should measure code coverage on both your source and test code
what pytest-cov is
extra features pytest-cov gives you over and above coverage.py
and generally why using both is awesome

Links:

Errata:

I mentioned that Coverage has the ability to show context (which line is covered by which test) for the past year or so.
- However, that feature was released in Oct 2018. coverage 5.0 alpha
- That's over 6 years. Oops. Sorry Ned.

224: pytest plugins - a full series Jan 10, 2025

Show notes

This episode kicks off a series on pytest plugins.

In this episode:

Introduction to pytest plugins
The pytest.org pytest plugin list
Finding pytest related packages on PyPI
The Top pytest plugins list on pythontest.com
Exploring popular plugins
Learning from plugin examples

Links:

Top pytest plugins list
pytest.org plugin list
Top PyPI Packages
And links to plugins mentioned in the show can be found at pythontest.com/top-pytest-plugins

223: Writing Stuff Down is a Super Power Nov 16, 2024

Show notes

Taking notes well can help to listen better, remember things, show respect, be more accountable, free up mind space to solve problems.

This episode discusses

the benefits of writing things down
preparing for a meeting
taking notes in meetings
reviewing notes for action items, todo items, things to follow up on, etc.
taking notes to allow for better focus
writing well structured emails
writing blog posts and books

222: Import within a Python package Sep 07, 2024

Show notes

In this episode we're talking about importing part of a package into another part of the same package.

We'll look at: `from . import module` and `from .module import something`

and also: `import package` to access the external API from with the package.

Why would we use `import package` if `from . import api` would work fine?

221: How to get pytest to import your code under test Jun 03, 2024

Show notes

We've got some code we want to test, and some tests.
The tests need to be able to import the code under test, or at least the API to it, in order to run tests against it.
How do we do that? How do we set things up so that our tests can import our code?

In this episode, we discuss two options:

Installing the code under test as a pip installable package with `pip install -e /path/to/local/package`.
Using the pythonpath pytest setting.

220: Getting the most out of PyCon, including juggling - Rob Ludwick May 04, 2024

Show notes

PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation.

Even if you never get a chance to go to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community.

I recorded this interview as an episode for one of my other podcasts, Python People. But I think it's got some great pre-conference advice, so I'm sharing it here on Python Test as well.

We talk about:
- Juggling at PyCon
- How to get the most out of PyCon
- Watching talks
- Hallway track
- Open spaces
- Lightening talks
- Expo hall / vendor space
- Poster sessions
- Job fair
- A welcoming community
- Tutorials
- Sprints
- But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon.

"Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick

219: Building Django Apps & SaaS Pegasus - Cory Zue Apr 23, 2024

Show notes

I'm starting a SaaS project using Django, and there are tons of decisions right out of the gate.
To help me navigate these decisions, I've brought on Cory Zue.
Cory is the creator of SaaS Pegasus, and has tons of experience with Django.

Some of the topics discussed:

Building Django applications
SaaS Pegasus
placecard.me
What boilerplate projects are
Django cookiecutter
Cookiecutter
Which database to use, probably PostgreSQL
Authentication choises, probably Allauth
Docker, Docker for development, Docker for deployment
Deployment targets / hosting services. Render, Heroku, Fly.io, for PaaS options.
Front end frameworks. Bootstrap, Tailwind, DaisyUI, TailwindUI
HTMX vs React vs straight Django templates
Rockets
Font Awesome
and of course, SaaS Pegasus

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected