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Capybara vs pytest: What are the differences?
Capybara: Acceptance test framework for web applications. Capybara helps you test web applications by simulating how a real user would interact with your app. It is agnostic about the driver running your tests and comes with Rack::Test and Selenium support built in. WebKit is supported through an external gem; pytest: A full-featured Python testing tool to help you write better programs. A framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries. It is a mature full-featured Python testing tool.
Capybara and pytest can be categorized as "Testing Frameworks" tools.
Capybara and pytest are both open source tools. Capybara with 8.85K GitHub stars and 1.29K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than pytest with 4.42K GitHub stars and 1.06K GitHub forks.
Indiegogo, Netguru, and GrowthHackers are some of the popular companies that use Capybara, whereas pytest is used by Tempo Automation, SteelHouse, and relayr. Capybara has a broader approval, being mentioned in 38 company stacks & 22 developers stacks; compared to pytest, which is listed in 11 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
Pros of Capybara
- Best acceptance test framework for Ruby on Rails apps12
- Synchronous with Rack::Test2
- Fast with Rack::Test1
Pros of pytest
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Cons of Capybara
- Hard to make reproducible tests when using with browser1