Persistent themes from PyCon:
Mocking - Looks to be heading to be part of the main Python library.
System Resources:
Python Profiler only shows CPU time.
Use Unix Time Command to look at wall clock and CPU time then subtract for idea of I/O Time.
Pull out methods in to free functions
Factor out parts that don't touch attributes into a separate free function
Maintainable Testing:
- Design with testing in mind.
- Don't write tests to write tests.
Mocking:
Mimic behavior of real objects in controlled ways.
Check out a great PyCon talk on Large Scale Testing
Don't Test Django - Write tests for your apps.
Use __init__.py to import all sub modules.
Don't hit the DB.
Don't run tests that do a self.save.
NOSE can re-order tests to optimize fixture loading
