[PROPOSAL] Migrate to pytest from nosetests for dtests

I'd like to propose we move from nosetest to pytest for the dtests. It looks like nosetests is basically abandoned, the python community doesn't like it, it hasn't been updated since 2015, and pytest even has nosetests support which would help us greatly during migration (https://docs.pytest.or

Re: [PROPOSAL] Migrate to pytest from nosetests for dtests

+1 I stopped using nose a long time ago in favor of py.test. It’s a significant improvement. > On Nov 28, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Michael Kjellman wrote: > > I'd like to propose we move from nosetest to pytest for the dtests. It looks > like nosetests is basically abandoned, the python community

[Proposal] Pluggable storage engine design

I create a more formal design proposal for the pluggable storage engine project, please take a look and let me know your comments. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1suZlvhzgB6NIyBNpM9nxoHxz_Ri7qAm-UEO8v8AIFsc At this moment, I'm focus on the purpose, scope, guideline and high level plan for t