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> Thank you, but I already read this page before I posted this question. What I want to
> know is whether you personally use these tools other than unit testing tools.

I tried using one of the mock tools a few years ago.  I found it
didn't fit my brain very well.  (Maybe it was just me.)

I use pylint all the time, and coverage from time-to-time, have used
nose in the past, but not for my current stuff.  All are worth your
time.

Skip