fountains 0.2.1

Python library for generating and embedding in a compactway random but reproducible data for unit testing.

Python library for generating and embedding in a compact way random but reproducible data for unit testing.

Purpose

This library makes it possible to generate random test data in a reproducible way. It also makes it possible to include very concise (i.e., one-line) test definitions that nevertheless test a function on a large number of inputs.

Package Installation and Usage

The package is available on PyPI:

python -m pip install fountains

The library can be imported in the usual ways:

import fountains
from fountains import fountains

Testing and Conventions

All unit tests are executed and their coverage is measured when using nose (see setup.cfg for configution details):

nosetests

Alternatively, all unit tests are included in the module itself and can be executed using doctest:

python fountains/fountains.py -v

Style conventions are enforced using Pylint:

pylint fountains

Contributions

In order to contribute to the source code, open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub page for this library.

Versioning

Beginning with version 0.2.0, the version number format for this library and the changes to the library associated with version number increments conform with Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.