Python has a super rich and active ecosystem, and py.test is great, but I believe we deserve a better testing framework. This is why I've started developing a new framework named "Nimoy". Using Nimoy, I set out to make Python testing beautiful, expressive, pragmatic and fun.

1. WE NEED A BETTER
TESTING FRAMEWORK
NOAM TENNE

2. $ WHOAMI
HACKING AROUND FOR THE PAST ~15 YEARS
HEALTHY.IO
@NOAMTENNE
GITHUB.COM/NOAMT
MEDIUM.COM/@NOAMT
BestCompanyEver!!1

3. $ WHOAMI
PODCASTING “CAFE BOTS”
WITH YOAV LUFT AND TOM KAMINSKI

4. $ CONFESSION
NIMOY

5. $ CLARIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK

6. $ CLARIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
I DON’T HATE PYTHON

7. $ CLARIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
I DON’T HATE PYTHON
SINCERE

8. $ QUESTIONS
DO YOU TDD?

9. $ QUESTIONS
DO YOU BDD?

10. $ WHICH BDD
SCENARIO: DESCRIPTION
GIVEN: A STATE
WHEN: AN ACTION IS PERFORMED
EXPECT: AN OUTCOME

11. $ VIM BEHAVE.FEATURE

12. $ VIM STEPS/BEHAVE_STEPS.PY

13. $ VIM NIMOY_SPEC.PY End with _spec.py
Extend
Specification
Contain steps
using “with”

14. $ VIM NIMOY_SPEC.PY

15. $ VIM NIMOY_SAR_SPEC.PY

16. $ VIM NIMOY_SAR_SPEC.PY
Look, mom! No asserts!

17. $ QUESTIONS
DO YOU DDT?

18. $ WHICH DDT
SCENARIO: DESCRIPTION
GIVEN: A STATE
WHEN: AN ACTION IS PERFORMED
EXPECT: AN OUTCOME
WHERE: VARIABLES EQUAL VALUES

19. $ VIM TEST_PYTEST_PARAMS.PY

20. $ VIM NIMOY_MATRIX_SPEC.PY
Declare variables
Inject anywhere

21. $ VIM NIMOY_LIST_SPEC.PY

22. $ QUESTIONS
DO YOU
MOCK?

23. $ VIM PYTEST_MOCKS.PY

24. $ VIM NIMOY_MOCK_SPEC.PY
No. Of invocations
Target mock Expected arguments

25. $ VIM NIMOY_MOCK_SPEC.PY
Any no. of invocations

26. $ VIM NIMOY_MOCK_SPEC.PY
Any arg value

27. $ WHICH NIMOY
PYTHON 3
UNITTEST
AST

28. $ DEMO?

29. github.com/browncoat-ninjas/nimoy
Version: 0.0.1b4
Search Medium for “Building Nimoy”

30. QUESTIONS?

31. THANKS!