Continuous Integration System for a Python Codebase

Continuous Integration System for a Python Codebase

"I am starting to work on a hobby project with a Python codebase and I would like to set up some form of continuous integration (i.e. running a battery of test-cases each time a check-in is made and sending nag e-mails to responsible persons when the tests fail) similar to CruiseControl or TeamCity.

I realize I could do this with hooks in most VCSes, but that requires that the tests run on the same machine as the version control server, which isn't as elegant as I would like. Does anyone have any suggestions for a small, user-friendly, open-source continuous integration system suitable for a Python codebase?"

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Guest [Entry]

We run Buildbot - Trac at work. I haven't used it too much since my codebase isn't part of the release cycle yet. But we run the tests on different environments (OSX/Linux/Win) and it sends emails — and it's written in Python.

Guest [Entry]

"One possibility is Hudson. It's written in Java, but there's integration with Python projects:

Hudson embraces Python

I've never tried it myself, however.

(Update, Sept. 2011: After a trademark dispute Hudson has been renamed to Jenkins.)"

Guest [Entry]

"Second the Buildbot - Trac integration. You can find more information about the integration on the Buildbot website. At my previous job, we wrote and used the plugin they mention (tracbb).
What the plugin does is rewriting all of the Buildbot urls so you can use Buildbot from within Trac. (http://example.com/tracbb).

The really nice thing about Buildbot is that the configuration is written in Python. You can integrate your own Python code directly to the configuration. It's also very easy to write your own BuildSteps to execute specific tasks.

We used BuildSteps to get the source from SVN, pull the dependencies, publish test results to WebDAV, etcetera.

I wrote an X10 interface so we could send signals with build results. When the build failed, we switched on a red lava lamp. When the build succeeded, a green lava lamp switched on. Good times :-)"