By: Anthony Long

By: Anthony Long


Python is an interpreted, interactive,
object
-
oriented programming language.


http://
www.python.org
/download/



Functions

›
Functions are reusable code snippets which carry out
a specific piece of functionality.


Modules

›
A collection of objects that can be imported and
used by other code


Objects

›
Any entity that can be manipulated by commands.

›
Everything in Python is an object.


Classes

›
Describe the rules by which objects behave


Boolean

›
logical data type having one of two values (true or false).


Dictionaries

›
Dictionaries are data structures that are like lists in that they contain any number of
values that you access by the dictionary name and the index.

›
However, dictionaries offer the added functionality of letting you assign your own
key, instead of the integer that lists automatically assign for you. This key is usually a
string that you want to associate with the value.


Float

›
Short for floating point, is a fundamental type used to define numbers with
fractional parts


String

›
A sequence of bytes.

›
Unicode is the type used for “text” strings.


Integer

›
A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero


List

›
An array which can hold arbitrary objects and can expand dynamically as new
items are added


None

›
Value returned for functions without a return statement



Pyccuracy is a Behavior Driven Development style tool written
in Python that aims to make it easier to write automated
acceptance tests. It improves the readability of those tests by
using a structured natural language
–

and a simple
mechanism to extend this language
–

so that both
developers and customers can collaborate and understand
what the tests do.


Download:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pyccuracy/



Autonose is an autotest
-
like tool for
python.


Download:
http://
pypi.python.org/pypi/autonose
/



Bpython is a fancy interface to the
Python interpreter for Unix
-
like operating
systems.


Download:
http://
pypi.python.org/pypi/bpython
/



Ipython is an interactive shell for the
Python programming language that
offers enhanced introspection,
additional shell syntax, code highlighting,
tab completion, string completion, and a
rich history.


Download:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ipython


Mechanize is a Python module for
stateful programmatic web browsing,
used for automating interaction with
websites.


Download:
http://
pypi.python.org/pypi/mechanize
/


Mysqldbda is an interface for
connecting to a MySQL database server
from Python.


Download:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysqldbda


Pyflakes is program to analyze Python
programs and detect various errors.



Download:
http://www.divmod.org/trac/wiki/Divmo
dPyflakes


Selenium is a functional testing
framework which automates the browser
to perform certain operations which in
turn test the underlying actions of your
code.


Download here:
http://
pypi.python.org/pypi/selenium
/


Pdb is an interactive source code
debugger for Python programs,
supporting breakpoints and single
stepping settings at the source level.


More info:
http://
docs.python.org/library/pdb.html


from selenium import selenium

import
unittest

SERVER_SETUP = [“
localhost
”, 4444, “*
firefox
”, “http://
google.com
/”]


class (
unittest.TestCase
):


def
setUp(self
):


self.verificationErrors

= []


self.selenium

= selenium(*SERVER_SETUP)


self.selenium.start
()




def
tearDown(self
):


self.selenium.stop
()




def
test_(self
):


"""test_"""


self.selenium.open
("")




if __name__ == "__main__":


unittest.main
()