pytest
The pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing (by pytest-dev)
isort
A Python utility / library to sort imports. (by PyCQA)
pytest | isort | |
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39 | 45 | |
12,840 | 6,772 | |
0.7% | 0.5% | |
9.8 | 8.7 | |
5 days ago | 20 days ago | |
Python | Python | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
pytest
Posts with mentions or reviews of pytest.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-27.
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Most Effective Approaches for Debugging Applications
Large-scale changes to fix a bug often introduce unintended side effects, making incremental fixes a safer approach. Robbin Schuchmann, Co-Founder of EOR Overview, advises, “Applying fixes incrementally is the most reliable way to correct bugs in applications.” By adjusting one variable or function at a time and validating each change with tools like pytest or Mocha, developers ensure fixes are effective without destabilizing the system. This aligns with test-driven development (TDD), which a 2022 IEEE study found reduces defect rates by 15%. Incremental fixes also simplify rollbacks, preserving stability.
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10 Useful Tools and Libraries for Python Developers
5. Pytest - Simple Yet Powerful Testing
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How to Run Tests in Visual Studio Code: A Complete Guide
Python: pytest
- Testando código que chama serviços da AWS
- Ruby "Thread Contention" Is Simply GVL Queuing
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staging and QA will not save your systems
Unit Testing: JUnit, Mocha, PyTest
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How ReportPortal "Made" Pytest Run Twice
Quotation marks in pytest command collects duplicate tests #7012
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The Top 9️⃣ Repositories to learn Python programming + Resources (Extra) 🤯
⭐️ Pytest on GitHub.
- Local Variables as Accidental Breadcrumbs for Faster Debugging
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Integrating Lab Equipment into pytest-Based Tests
In this blog post I want to demonstrate how my lab equipment such as a lab power supply or a digital multimeter (DMM) have been integrated into some pytest-based tests. Would love to get your feedback and thoughts! 🚀
isort
Posts with mentions or reviews of isort.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-05.
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Nix Flake Templates
Use black and isort for formatting.
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Ruff and Ready: Linting Before the Party
isort as an import sorter,
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Top Tools for Static Analysis Help in Your Python Projects
Based on what the Ruff official website says, - Ruff is an extremely fast Python linter and formatter, written in Rust. It can be used to replace tools like Flake8, black, isort, pydocstyle, pylint, while executing much faster than any individual tool.
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Setting up `pre-commit` in a Django project
# .pre-commit-config.yaml (28.06.2024) repos: - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks rev: v4.6.0 hooks: - id: trailing-whitespace - id: end-of-file-fixer - id: check-added-large-files - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort rev: 5.13.2 hooks: - id: isort - repo: https://github.com/psf/black rev: 24.4.2 hooks: - id: black - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8 rev: 7.1.0 hooks: - id: flake8 - repo: local hooks: - id: django-check name: Run Django Check entry: python manage.py check language: system pass_filenames: false types: [python]
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Enhance Your Project Quality with These Top Python Libraries
isort: This library sorts your imports alphabetically, and automatically separates them into sections and by type. It provides a cleaner and more organised way to manage project imports.
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A Tale of Two Kitchens - Hypermodernizing Your Python Code Base
isort will sort the imports for you
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Django Code Formatting and Linting Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Pre-commit Hook Tutorial
isort is a Python utility that helps in sorting and organizing import statements in Python code to create readable and consistent code. It automatically formats import statements in accordance with PEP 8.
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How to Write Impeccably Clean Code That Will Save Your Sanity
repos: - repo: https://github.com/ambv/black rev: 23.3.0 hooks: - id: black args: [--config=./pyproject.toml] language_version: python3.11 - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8 rev: 6.0.0 hooks: - id: flake8 args: [--config=./tox.ini] language_version: python3.11 - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort rev: 5.12.0 hooks: - id: isort args: ["--profile", "black", "--filter-files"] language_version: python3.11 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks rev: v4.4.0 hooks: - id: requirements-txt-fixer language_version: python3.11 - id: debug-statements - id: detect-aws-credentials - id: detect-private-key
- Automate Python Linting and Code Style Enforcement with Ruff and GitHub Actions
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Improve your Django Code with pre-commit
repos: ... pre-commmit stuff ... black stuff - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort rev: 5.12.0 hooks: - id: isort name: isort (python)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing pytest and isort you can also consider the following projects:
Slash - The Slash testing infrastructure
black - The uncompromising Python code formatter
Robot Framework - Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA
awesome-python-typing - Collection of awesome Python types, stubs, plugins, and tools to work with them.
nose2 - The successor to nose, based on unittest2
yapf - A formatter for Python files