To run the tests execute:
python setup.py test
To run the tests on all supperoted Python versions and implementations run:
tox
To install the package in an isolated environment for development run:
virtualenv . source bin/activate pip install -e . pip install pytest>=2.4.2 # And any other tools you find useful.
Now you are ready to develop and test your changes:
py.test test
If you want to execute some of the tests run (for example, IO related):
py.test test -k io
Read py.test documentation and have fun coding!