[IPython-user] Interactive testing with ipython [Was: Question about ipython.el (autoreload)]

[Fernando Perez]

On 5/10/07, Alexander Schmolck <a.schmolck@gmx.net> wrote:

> The code appears to work, but isn't properly tested or release quality right
> now (it's reasonably short, though, < 200LOC) -- but your post got me thinking
> that it might be nice to bundle such functionality as a magic function for
> ipython (e.g.``runtests test_foo.py``?). I think for long running and
> complicated test suites (esp. for numerical stuff where failures can profit
> from some more fancy inspection then prints) this could be real development
> time saver. Would there be any interest in adapting this for
> ipython-inclusion?

Send it in!  Put it up on the Cookbook with the code as an attachment
so everyone can start using it:

http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Cookbook

We can then polish it and ship it included in the future, but that way
we all get the toys right away :)

I'd LOVE to use this stuff already.

Cheers,

f