Episode 516: Brian Okken on Testing in Python with pytest

In this episode, we explore the popular pytest python testing
tool with author Brian Okken, author of Python Testing with
pytest. We start by discussing why pytest is so popular in the
Python community: its focus on simplicity, readability, and
developer ease-of-use; what makes pytest unique; the setup and
teardown of tests using fixtures, parameterization, and the
plugin ecosystem; mocking; why we should design for testing, and
how to reduce the need for mocking; how to set up a project for
testability; test-driven development, and designing your tests so
that they support refactoring. Finally, we consider some
complementary tools that can improve the python testing
experience.