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How do you setup Transifex? Here is all you need to know to setup Transifex: http://help.transifex.net/server/install.html http://fosswithme.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/setup-transifex-in-virtualenv/ is another good write-up on how to setup and run Transifex in virtualenv. So, I’d be building on top of that to show you how to start testing Transifex using django-nose. What packages will you need? django-nose, nose, nose-exclude, coverage You can install the above packages using pip install <package_name> Configure Transifex settings to enable django-nose Test Runner...

Coverage.py is a tool for measuring code coverage of Python programs. It monitors your program, noting which parts of the code have been executed, then analyzes the source to identify code that could have been executed but was not. Coverage measurement is typically used to gauge the effectiveness of tests. It can show which parts of your code are being exercised by tests, and which are not. Getting started: Install coverage: pip install coverage easy_install coverage Use coverage to run your program and gather data: $ coverage run my_program....

Just writing tests for your Django codebase is not enough. You need to check how much of the code is covered in your tests. For this, there are some tools available. Again, it is not just the number of lines of code tested that matters. What matters is “Are these lines important?”. Well, for this, we have to use our head. covergae is a tool for checking test coverage of python applications....