Similar tools in Python? (tools from Ruby)

Question

• gem: package management.
• bundler: dependency management
• rspec: test environment.
• watchr: autotest tool
• yard: documentation tool.
• rdoc Markdown: markdown for writing code comment.
• rvm: Ruby version manager.
• rake: task tool.

I want to find some tools in Python that can do the work described above.

Answer 1

• gem == easy_install, part of setuptools
• Setuptools
• for environment testing see nosetest
• autonose
• epydoc or sphinx
• use docstrings
• virtualenv with virtualenvwrapper .
• paver

Answer 2

1) PyPI / setuptools / distribution

2) done using setuptools (install_requires directive in setup.py)

3) unittest / unittest / nose (with integration in Hudson or Buildbot)

5) Sphinx

http://pypi.python.org/pypi

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools

http://sphinx.pocoo.org/