Pros and cons of Python frameworks for software testing
When it comes to automating the testing of Python applications, three options for possible test framework configurations come to mind:
- Python >> PyTest
- Python >> Robot Framework
- Python >> behave
We tried all three approaches on real projects, and I want to share my impressions of each. Robot Framework and behave use BDD testing, while PyTest uses the classic approach.
BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) is development through behavioral testing. It permits non-programmers and non-technical specialists who create tests in natural language to write code.
In the classical approach, autotests are written by programmers using one of the frameworks. Test cases that people far from programming can run are prepared by QA engineers and SDET specialists.
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