Mutode vs MutPy
Mutode
thesoftwaredesignlab.github.ioMutPy
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Mutode | MutPy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Mutation Testing Tools | 6.7 (#23) | 7.9 (#7) |
| Installation | The page documents installing Mutode globally with npm or locally as a development dependency. | The project README gives pip installation and source installation instructions. |
| Integrations | The documentation describes npm installation and execution but does not list third-party service integrations. | The documented test runner integrations are unittest and experimental pytest; no other integrations are listed. |
| Intended users | Mutode is a mutation testing tool for JavaScript and Node.js projects. | PyPI classifies the package for developers and software testing. |
| License | The page identifies the license as MIT and names Diego Rodríguez Baquero in its copyright notice. | The project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. |
| Purpose | Mutode performs mutation testing for Node.js and JavaScript. | MutPy is a mutation testing tool for Python source code that evaluates the quality of software tests. |
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Mutode
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MutPy
MutPy is a mutation testing tool for Python that checks whether a test suite catches changes to its source code. It creates mutations at the abstract syntax tree level, then runs tests to reveal which changes go undetected. The project describes compatibility with Python 3.3 and later. It uses unittest by default, while pytest support is experimental. Reports can be generated in YAML or HTML, and coverage analysis can restrict mutation to code exercised by tests. Users can also select or disable operators and sample a percentage of mutants. MutPy supports higher order mutations and includes standard and experimental operator sets. Installation is documented through pip from PyPI or from the repository source. The software is free at free and licensed under Apache License 2.0. PyPI lists version 0.6.1, released November 17, 2019, as the latest release. The README warns that disabling stdout can damage tests that interact with sys.stdout.