Re: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-27 Thread Neil Cerutti
On 2007-09-25, Joel Hedlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, thanks for all the input - it's appreciated. > >> Otherwise, three words: >> >> test driven development > > Do you also do this for all the little stuff, the small hacks > you just whip together to get a particular task done?

Test-driven development and code size (was: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?)

2007-09-25 Thread Ben Finney
Joel Hedlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you also do [test-driven development] for all the little stuff, > the small hacks you just whip together to get a particular task > done? My impression is that doing proper unittests adds a lot of > time to development, and I'm thinking that this may b

Re: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-25 Thread Joel Hedlund
First of all, thanks for all the input - it's appreciated. > Otherwise, three words: > > test driven development Do you also do this for all the little stuff, the small hacks you just whip together to get a particular task done? My impression is that doing proper unittests adds a lot of time

Re: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-25 Thread Joel Hedlund
First of all, thanks for all the input - it's appreciated. > Otherwise, three words: > > test driven development Do you also do this for all the little stuff, the small hacks you just whip together to get a particular task done? My impression is that doing proper unittests adds a lot of time

Re: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-25 Thread Steve Holden
Diez B. Roggisch wrote: > Joel Hedlund wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> I write, use and reuse a lot of small python programs for variuos purposes >> in my work. These use a growing number of utility modules that I'm >> continuously developing and adding to as new functionality is needed. >> Sometimes I disc

Re: What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-25 Thread Diez B. Roggisch
Joel Hedlund wrote: > Hi! > > I write, use and reuse a lot of small python programs for variuos purposes > in my work. These use a growing number of utility modules that I'm > continuously developing and adding to as new functionality is needed. > Sometimes I discover earlier design mistakes in t

What is a good way of having several versions of a python module installed in parallell?

2007-09-25 Thread Joel Hedlund
Hi! I write, use and reuse a lot of small python programs for variuos purposes in my work. These use a growing number of utility modules that I'm continuously developing and adding to as new functionality is needed. Sometimes I discover earlier design mistakes in these modules, and rather than