I was invited by Packt Publishing to review Python Testing Beginner’s Guide by Daniel Arbuckle. This is a book on one of the most important aspects of scientific programming (even though the majority of scientific software don’t have any testing routines): code testing, checking if your code actually does what is intended to do. I can say I’m not really an expert on testing so I guess I’m the right audience for it:

You’ll learn about several of Python’s automated testing tools, and you’ll learn about the philosophies and methodologies that they were designed to support, like unit testing and test-driven development. When you’re done, you’ll be able to produce thoroughly tested code faster and more easily than ever before, and you’ll be able to do it in a way that doesn’t distract you from your “real” programming.

Packt also supplied a preview/sample chapter that you can download here.

I hope to get a review ready by the end of the week. before the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research retreat, otherwise I will try to post a full review next week.