[Biopython-dev] Rethinking Biopython's testing framework

[Michiel de Hoon]

--- On Sat, 12/27/08, Giovanni Marco Dall'Olio <dalloliogm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > If we use nose, does that mean adding another
> >> > dependency to Biopython? If so, I don't think 
> >> > it's worth it. If not, how does this work?
> >>
> >> nose is a testing framework, so it is a dependency
> >> only for developers.
> >
> > If we use nose, can our users still run the Biopython
> tests (without having to install nose first)?
> 
> Yes, but they will have to do it manually, or with a
> wrapper script (as it is now).

By manually, do you mean running each test separately by hand? If we use a wrapper script, then what is the difference between using nose and using Python's unittest framework?

--Michiel.