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Avidemux

avidemux.sourceforge.net

Coverage.py

coverage.readthedocs.io

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FigureAvidemuxCoverage.py
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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Open sourceYesYes
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published22
Spec score · Test Coverage Tools8.3 (#6)8.9 (#2)
LicenseThe program is available under the GNU GPL license.Coverage.py is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
PurposeAvidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.Coverage.py measures which parts of Python programs ran and identifies executable code that did not run, commonly to gauge test effectiveness.
SupportThe homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports.Users can seek help on the Python discussion forums or Python Discord, report bugs on GitHub, and obtain professional support through Tidelift Subscription.

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Coverage.py

Coverage.py measures which parts of Python programs run and highlights executable code that remains untouched, helping developers assess what their tests exercise. It measures statement coverage by default and can also track branch coverage. Reports are available as text, HTML, XML, LCOV, and JSON. Dynamic contexts can associate lines of execution with the test function that ran them. Coverage.py can run test suites through their usual command; pytest-cov is available but the documentation says most users do not need it. Third-party plugins can extend measurement to non-Python files, such as connecting executed Python to Django templates. Data is stored in a SQLite database, and advanced use can rely on its API. The current documentation lists Python 3.10 through 3.15 rc2 and PyPy3 versions 3.10 and 3.11. The tool provides ctrace, pytrace, and sysmon measurement cores; sysmon is faster for simple line and branch coverage but lacks support for dynamic contexts and plugins. Coverage.py is licensed under Apache 2.0 and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with self-hosting available. It is free.

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