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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by epiphanitus on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:50PM (#19904350)
Are there any resources out there you would recommend for learning testing techniques in a Python context?
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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by sn9 on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:04PM (#19904930)
TDD with Python: https://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/
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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by heyoni on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @12:13AM (#19906726)
Is that useful if you’re never writing django apps?
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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by a_c on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:27AM (#19907245)
It depends on your background. Having written web app before let's you quick grasp the ideas laid in the book.

To me, the most important chapters are

- https://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/book/chapter_mocking.html - https://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/book/chapter_purist_unit_...

Having said that, the concepts are universal.

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Re:Ask HN: What overlooked class of tools should a self-taug... by bklaasen on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @05:30PM (#19914081)
Brian Okken's "Python Testing with pytest"[1]. More recent than Harry Percival's book.

[1] https://pragprog.com/book/bopytest/python-testing-with-pytes...

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