FOSDEM

The first part of the presentation introduces Test Driven Development in Python with the unittest module. TDD is a common eXtreme Programming strategy to dramatically enhanced the QA of a Python project.

The second part of the presentation focuses on the Python specific doctest module that allows pushing TDD to the next level: Documentation Driven Development.

We will show how to write runnable documentation that is used at all stages of the life of a python project:

• technical specifications drafting of new features
• testing ongoing implementation
• introducing living examples to new developers
• ensuring the documentation stays up-to-date when refactoring