# nose-devs/nose

nose is nicer testing for python

Repository: https://github.com/nose-devs/nose
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nose
Homepage: http://readthedocs.org/docs/nose/en/latest/
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-11-06T17:25:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5377, "days_push": 1031, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1361, forks 388 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.019526+00:00)

## What it is
nose is a Python test runner and unittest extension that automatically discovers and runs tests from source files, directories, and packages. It supports ini-style configuration files, plugins, and can be invoked via the nosetests script or programmatically.

## Use cases
- run python unittests with automatic test discovery
- find and execute tests matching a naming pattern across a package tree
- configure test runner options via .noserc config files
- run tests programmatically from a python script
- extend unittest with plugins like doctest support

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy codebase already using nose
- you need unittest-based test discovery with plugin support on old Python versions

## When to avoid
- starting a new Python project - use pytest instead
- you need support for modern Python versions
- you need an actively maintained tool with community support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: testing
- domain: testing, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli
- tags: test-runner, unittest, test-discovery, pytest-alternative

## Member repositories
- nose-devs/nose (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.019526+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:36.155538+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nose-devs/nose (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.019526+00:00, sha 89daae44fef8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.