Tox (Python testing wrapper)

tox is a command-line driven automated testing tool for Python, based on the use of virtualenv. It can be used for both manually-invoked testing from the desktop, or continuous testing within continuous integration frameworks such as Jenkins or Travis CI.[1][2] Its use began to become popular in the Python community from around 2015.[3]

tox acts a wrapper for both virtual environments and test automation tools, to simplify the consistent testing of Python code across a range of environments.[4] It integrates the use of a virtualisation tool, such as virtualenv, with a test script such as Imprimatur. This gives a consistent container-based testing environment on both desktops and integration servers. It also allows testing in a range of Python environments, such as Python 2 or Python 3 specific contexts.[4][5]

Tox supports various configuration file formats. Initially configuration could only be done in a tox.ini file in INI format. Since version 4.21 tox supports native TOML configuration integrated into pyproject.toml.[6][7]

Smoke testing

tox is also convenient as a simple smoke test on a newly installed, or freshly-updated system. It is also useful before beginning a refactoring exercise.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the tox automation project".
  2. ^ "tox 2.3.1". Python Package Index.
  3. ^ "A Simple Tox Tutorial". Waprin.io. 21 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Moshe Zadka (5 May 2019). "Automate your Python code tests with tox". Opensource.com.
  5. ^ a b Alejandro Do Nascimento (22 March 2018). "Testing against multiple python versions with tox". Medium.com.
  6. ^ "Configuration". tox.wiki.
  7. ^ "Release History". tox.wiki.


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