Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!ecngs!feeder2.ecngs.de!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'exception': 0.03; 'output': 0.04; 'result,': 0.05; 'source.': 0.05; 'objects,': 0.07; 'prefix': 0.07; 'pypi': 0.07; 'raised': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'from:addr:simplistix.co.uk': 0.09; 'from:name:chris withers': 0.09; 'list...': 0.09; 'message-id:@simplistix.co.uk': 0.09; 'output,': 0.09; 'raised,': 0.09; 'received:89.151': 0.09; 'received:89.151.125': 0.09; 'received:89.151.125.140': 0.09; 'received:server1.simplistix.co.uk': 0.09; 'received:simplistix.co.uk': 0.09; 'bug': 0.10; 'encoding': 0.15; 'already,': 0.16; 'comparison.': 0.16; 'dig': 0.16; 'fixes.': 0.16; 'helpers': 0.16; 'received:buzzkill.local': 0.16; 'simplistix': 0.16; 'statements,': 0.16; 'succinct': 0.16; 'to:name:python list': 0.16; 'url:simplistix': 0.16; 'comparing': 0.17; 'tests.': 0.17; 'tests': 0.18; '>>>': 0.18; 'changes': 0.20; 'parameters': 0.20; 'all,': 0.21; 'import': 0.21; '3.2': 0.22; 'doc': 0.22; 'exceptions': 0.22; 'from:addr:chris': 0.22; 'minor': 0.22; 'cheers,': 0.23; "haven't": 0.23; 'testing': 0.24; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'creating': 0.26; '(most': 0.27; 'checking': 0.27; 'logging': 0.27; 'chris': 0.28; 'comparison': 0.29; 'optional': 0.29; 'url:software': 0.29; 'objects': 0.29; 'source': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'classes': 0.30; 'normally': 0.30; 'feedback': 0.30; 'url:python': 0.32; 'to:no real name:2**1': 0.32; 'print': 0.32; 'certain': 0.33; "aren't": 0.33; 'dates': 0.33; 'traceback': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'times.': 0.33; 'that,': 0.34; 'wrong': 0.34; 'list': 0.35; 'along': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'expected': 0.35; 'offered': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'add': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'announce': 0.36; 'compare': 0.36; 'unit': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'supports': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'release': 0.39; 'easily': 0.39; 'little': 0.39; 'help': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'here:': 0.62; 'to:2**2': 0.62; 'information': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'for:': 0.64; 'making': 0.64; 'results': 0.65; 'url:co': 0.66; 'pleased': 0.66; 'special': 0.73; 'received:89': 0.86 Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:48:20 +0000 From: Chris Withers User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; rv:5.0) Gecko/20110624 Thunderbird/5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: testing-in-python@lists.idyll.org, Python List , simplistix@googlegroups.com Subject: testfixtures 3.0.0 Released! Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 70 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1362476914 news.xs4all.nl 6874 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43950 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:40511 Hi All, I'm pleased to announce the release of testfixtures 3.0.0. The big change for this release is that testfixtures now supports Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2 and 3.3! As a result, some changes have been made to TempDirectory to support encoding and decoding. There's also a nice little addition of an optional prefix to the message generated when comparisons fail: >>> from testfixtures import compare >>> compare(1, 2, prefix='wrong number of orders') Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: wrong number of orders: 1 != 2 The means that you still get the rich comparison feedback offered by compare, but can also add more information to make any failure more easily understandable without having to dig into the source. Other than that, there have been a couple of minor bug fixes. If you haven't bumped into it already, testfixtures is a collection of helpers for writing succinct unit tests including help for: - Comparing objects and sequences Better feedback when the results aren't as you expected along with support for comparison of objects that don't normally support comparison. - Mocking out objects and methods Easy to use ways of stubbing out objects, classes or individual methods for both doc tests and unit tests. Special helpers are provided for testing with dates and times. - Testing logging Helpers for capturing logging output in both doc tests and unit tests. - Testing stream output Helpers for capturing stream output, such as that from print statements, and making assertion about it. - Testing with files and directories Support for creating and checking files and directories in sandboxes for both doc tests and unit tests. - Testing exceptions Easy to use ways of checking that a certain exception is raised, even down the to the parameters the exception is raised with. The package is on PyPI and a full list of all the links to docs, issue trackers and the like can be found here: http://www.simplistix.co.uk/software/python/testfixtures Any questions, please do ask on the Testing in Python list or on the Simplistix open source mailing list... cheers, Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Batch Processing & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk