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      "Testing Python Programs"
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     "source": [
      "[back to main page](../index.ipynb)"
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     "source": [
      "Due to the dynamic character of the Python language, many potential programming\n",
      "errors are only detected at runtime.\n",
      "To find some of them at an earlier stage, you should use *unit tests*,\n",
      "*syntax checkers* and probably more ...\n",
      "\n",
      "https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTestingToolsTaxonomy"
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      "[unittest](https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/unittest.html) (standard library)"
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      "[nose](https://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/)\n",
      "\n",
      "[py.test](http://pytest.org/latest/)\n",
      "\n",
      "[tox](http://testrun.org/tox/latest/)"
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      "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/coverage\n",
      "\n",
      "But don't try to blindly increase coverage, read this first:\n",
      "[How to Misuse Code Coverage](http://www.exampler.com/testing-com/writings/coverage.pdf)"
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      "Static Code Analysis"
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      "[Syntax Checkers](syntax-checkers.ipynb)"
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