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Multtestlib: A Python package for performing unit tests using multiprocessing

Year: 2024

Type: software-paper

Abstract: This paper presents a novel Python package designed to accelerate the execution of unit tests by capitalizing on multiprocessing techniques. To circumvent the limitations imposed by Python’s Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), which precludes concurrent execution, the proposed solution leverages threads through the reuse of code from the concurrent.futures module. Performance benchmarks comparing this approach to the standard unittest framework and the Pytest testing framework demonstrated substantial time reductions in both scenarios. The findings suggest that this methodology holds significant promise, and the authors advocate for its consideration for integration into a future Python library.

Source: SoftwareX

DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2024.101986

Authors: Ricardo Ribeiro de Alvarenga, Luiz Alberto Vieira Dias, Adilson Marques da Cunha

Institution: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

Language: English

Topic: Software Testing and Debugging Techniques

Subfield: Software

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $970

Funders: Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Fundação Casimiro Montenegro Filho, Ministério da Educação

OpenAlex ID: W4405096327

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