Tips for getting coding agents to write good Python tests
Read OriginalThe article provides practical advice for prompting AI coding agents to write better Python tests. It emphasizes the importance of working within a project that already has a good test suite, using specific libraries like pytest-httpx, and refactoring common anti-patterns like duplicated setup code. The author suggests directing agents to study existing codebases as examples to imitate preferred testing patterns.
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