Jenkins and Python

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Unlike compiled languages, Python doesn’t need a "build" per se. Python projects can still benefit greatly from using Jenkins for continuous integration and delivery.

In the Python ecosystem there are tools which can be integrated into Jenkins for testing/reporting such as:

nose2 and pytest for executing unit tests and generating JUnit-compatible XML test reports and Cobertura-compatible code coverage reports.

pylint for generating code quality reports which can be integrated directly into Jenkins for trending and reporting purposes.

(images courtesy of Alex Conrad)

Resources

Below are a collection of miscellaneous resources for working with Python on top of Jenkins. If you believe something is missing, please click ("here") or the "Improve this Page" link in the lower right, and submit a pull request!

Templates

Jenkins job template for a Python-based project using Nose

Using the Jenkins API

Jenkins ♥ Python Articles

Getting started with Jenkins and Python: www.alexconrad.org
Automated python unit testing, code coverage and code quality analysis with Jenkins: bhfsteve.blogspot.be
Continuous Integration for Django projects with Jenkins: michal.karzynski.pl

Python plugins for Jenkins

Shining Panda plugin: adds various build steps for building Python projects with virtualenv, tox and more
JUnit plugin: publishes XML formatted test reports (generated by tools like nose) for trending and analysis
Warnings Next Generation plugin: collects issues from static analysis tools such as Pylint