[socal-piggies] Introduction

[Grig Gheorghiu]

Hi, Jay

Once again, welcome to the group. I too am fortunate to be paid for
using Python -- I work as a tester and I write all my automated tests
in Python. We used to have a test framework written in Perl, but I
started porting everything over to Python more than a year ago. 

I use Python for: 

1) creation of large data sets to be used as inputs in my testing
(mostly cross-platform, but also very specific things like Exchange
folders/messages, Oracle/SQL Server databases, etc.)
2) the actual test framework, which automates running and validating
the test results (it exercises binaries which are written in C++ or
Java)
3) distributing and running the tests on multiple machines/OSes and
collecting the results in a central place (via STAF/STAX)
4) running acceptance tests (via PyFIT/FitNesse) -- we just started on
this one

As you say, it would be instructive to see what other people in the
group are using Python for. 

I hope you'll be able to make at least the meetings that we will (or
might) have in L.A. (although nothing has been set in stone yet).

Grig

--- Jay donnell <jaydonnell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I'm new to the list. It's nice to find some other python
> users in the general area. I'm fortunate to be able to use python at
> work and am wondering how many of you have the same good fortune? For
> a while I was the only programmer at my company so I got to use what
> I
> wanted, python, for the non web stuff :)
> 
> 
> I work fulltme doing web stuff (mostly php) and go to cal state la at
> night so it may be hard for me to make it to some of the meetups, but
> I'm going to try. OC is also a long drive from Burbank.
> 
> Jay
> 
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