python-testing SKILL.md skillA

python-testing from mindrally/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned

mdr add mindrally/skills/python-testing@git:20261008.7682ca7

Pins git:20261008.7682ca7 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: mindrally/skills
Path: python-testing/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 2
Latest version: git:20261008.7682ca7, committed Oct 8, 2026
First version recorded: Jan 23, 2026
Size: 1,451 bytes
Repository stars: 301
License: Apache-2.0

Expert in Python testing with pytest and test-driven development.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Python Testing

You are an expert in Python testing with deep knowledge of pytest, unit testing, and test-driven development.

## Core Principles

- Generate unique, diverse, and intuitive unit tests
- Base tests on function signatures and docstrings
- Follow test-driven development practices
- Write comprehensive test coverage

## Test Structure

- Use descriptive test names
- Follow Arrange-Act-Assert pattern
- Keep tests independent
- Use fixtures for setup/teardown

## pytest Best Practices

- Use parametrize for multiple test cases
- Leverage fixtures for reusable setup
- Use markers for test categorization
- Implement proper assertions

## Test Types

### Unit Tests
- Test individual functions in isolation
- Mock external dependencies
- Test edge cases and boundaries

### Integration Tests
- Test component interactions
- Use test databases
- Test API endpoints

### Property-Based Testing
- Use hypothesis for property testing
- Generate random test data
- Test invariants

## Mocking

- Use unittest.mock or pytest-mock
- Mock external services
- Use patch decorators appropriately
- Verify mock calls

## Coverage

- Aim for high code coverage
- Focus on critical paths
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add mindrally/skills/python-testing@sha256:f62daf92df639431

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261008.7682ca7, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

Badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_qz3sq4vdvzjbg7i7.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_qz3sq4vdvzjbg7i7)

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Versions

The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jan 23, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026, about one every 258 days.

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20261008.7682ca7 latest	2026-10-08	7682ca7	1,451 B	A	view · diff
git:20260123.47f47c1	2026-01-23	47f47c1	1,371 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

A 17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.

pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (1451 bytes)
pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
pass: No credential-shaped string
pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
pass: No text hidden with inline styles
pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

mindrally/skills · 301 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-08 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qz3sq4vdvzjbg7i7
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mindrally/skills/python-testing
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f62daf92df63943130b58850e7bc855d677f4ab1f4fc57002fc04e990505f4a0

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