NOX vs TOX – What are they for & how do you choose? 🐍📦

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If you need to test Python packages or applications across multiple test environments you need tox or Nox. In this video I explain the problems they solve, the differences between them, and how I choose for my projects with over 300 millions of monthly downloads. 🔗 Links ► https://tox.wiki/ ► https://nox.thea.codes/ ► https://youtu.be/_FdjW47Au30 ► Two Ways to Turbo-Charge tox: https://hynek.me/articles/turbo-charge-tox/ ► Why I Like Nox: https://hynek.me/articles/why-i-like-nox/ 🤓 ME ELSEWHERE 🏡: https://hynek.me/ 🐘: https://mastodon.social/@hynek/ 🦋: https://bsky.app/profile/hynek.me 🅇: https://twitter.com/hynek 🧵: https://www.threads.net/@the_hynek ✉️ Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/hynek ❤️ Support my work: https://hynek.me/say-thanks/ 🌍 My employer: https://www.variomedia.de/ 🙏 CREDITS Music: @RPLKTR / https://rplktr.com/ 📖 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About Hynek & agenda 00:55 One thing they have in common: greatness 01:16 What & why? 02:00 Alternatives 02:32 Abstraction 03:00 Matrices 04:11 Sidenote: Just! 05:43 Origin Stories 07:02 File formats 08:00 setup.py: alive and kicking 08:37 Case study: problem statement 09:09 Case study: tox 13:04 Surprise hot take! 14:42 Case study: Nox 17:50 Repetition-free Python version metadata 18:37 Extending tox & Nox 20:28 How do I pick between them? 23:10 The Punch & ❤️❤️❤️