On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Thomas Güttler < guettl...@thomas-guettler.de> wrote:
> Yes, there is not generic "one right way here". > > Yes, let's consider individual use cases. > > My use case are the docs for new comers: > > - https://github.com/pypa/sampleproject > - https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/distributing/ > > That's why started the thread. > unfortunately, that isn't a use-case -- every newcomer has a different use case. I was happy to see this thread, because I thought maybe I"d learn what i should teach my students - new to python. But alas - there clearly really is no consensus. What i've told newbies in the past is somethig like: """ if you want your user to be able to install you package, and then run something like: import my_package my_package.test() then put your tests inside the package. If you are fine with only being able to run the tests from the source tree -- then put your tests outside the package. """ but really, newbies have no idea how to make this decsion. Maybe we could come up with a decision tree for this -- some guidance for knowing what to do, when? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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