Python is my favorite programming language. It is simple yet powerful, crisp yet comprehensive, flexible yet structured – “Pythonic“. I once heard at a conference, “Python is a magical tool that easily lets you solve the world’s toughest problems.” I believe Python is one of the best languages for test automation, and I also develop websites using the Django framework. I’m definitely a Pythonista and a Pythoneer. I was even featured as the PyDev of the Week on DZone!

General Articles

• How Do I Start Learning Python?
• Passing test inputs into pytest
• Pipenv: Python Packagement for Champions!
• Python Program Main Function
• Speaking Pythonese
• Tutorial: Web Testing Made Easy With Python
• Which Version of Python Should I Use?

Python Testing 101

Python Testing 101 is my series on Python test automation. See Why Python is Great for Test Automation.

• Learning Python Test Automation
• Python Testing 101: Introduction
• Python Testing 101: unittest
• Python Testing 101: doctest
• Python Testing 101: pytest
• Python Testing 101: behave
• Python Testing 101: pytest-bdd
• Python BDD Framework Comparison

Django

Django is a well-designed, batteries-included Python web framework. Anyone who knows Python can learn it easily (even those with little to no web dev experience), and its documentation and tutorials are great. Django also automatically provides a powerful admin interface for easy site maintenance. As a framework, its power is primarily on the backend, but it can easily integrate with frontend frameworks like Angular. The Django REST Framework makes it easy to create REST API endpoints, too. Django projects can be seamlessly deployed to Heroku.

• Django Admin Translations
• Django Favicon Setup (including Admin)
• Django Projects in PyCharm Community Edition
• Django Projects in Visual Studio Code
• Django Settings for Different Environments
• Easier Grep for Django Projects
• East Meets West When Translating Django Apps
• Starting a Django Project in an Existing Directory

Conferences and Meet-Ups

I love being part of the Python community. Check out my Speaking page to see my talks and reflections.