[Python-Dev] built-in Python test runner (was: Python Language Summit at PyCon: Agenda)

[Robert Collins]

On 5 March 2013 10:26, Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:
> [Splitting into a separate thread]
>
> Do we really need to overthink something that requires a trivial alias to
> set up for one's own convenience?

The big thing is automated tools, not developers.

When distributors want to redistribute packages they want to be sure
they work. Running the tests is a pretty good signal for that, but
having every package slightly different adds to the work they need to
do. Being able to do 'setup.py test' consistently, everywhere - that
would be great.

-Rob

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