Posts from blog by tag pytest:
The Hidden Cost of Test Inheritance
I'm subscribed to Adam Johnson's blog and usually really enjoy his writing - it's practical, deep, and no-bullshit. But one recent post, Python: sharing common tests in unittest, caught me off guard.
It describes a "neat" pattern: write reusable test logic in a base class, subclass it to test multiple objects, hiding the base class from unittest discovery. While the intent is fine - DRYing out duplicated test code - the result is fragile, confusing, and just not worth it.
Here's why.
Read morePytest Fish shell autocompletion
Typing repetitive commands or copying and pasting test names can eat up valuable time. To help, I've created pytest.fish - a Fish shell plugin that simplifies your pytest workflow. It's lightweight, simple to set up, and makes testing more efficient.