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Top 5 Python load-testing Projects
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The key to successful caching is understanding your application’s bottlenecks and choosing the right caching strategy for each use case. So before doing any caching or performance improvement, track the bottlenecks using tools like django debug toolbar, django silk. You can also use locust for performance/load testing.
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InfluxDB
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transformer
A tool to transform/convert web browser sessions (HAR files) into Locust load testing scenarios (locustfile). (by zalando-incubator)
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
Python load-testing discussion
Python load-testing related posts
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Smoke, stress, spike, soak, and recovery: 5 essential load test profiles
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Protegendo APIs da Esquerda para a Direita (e em td no meio do caminho) [Tradução +/- Comentada]
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codecov gone from PyPi
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What server to pick for a good amount of consistent traffic?
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Load/Stress test Apache
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Simple web performance testing with Selenium?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source load-testing projects in Python? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | locust | 27,245 |
| 2 | taurus | 2,091 |
| 3 | locust-grasshopper | 186 |
| 4 | transformer | 103 |
| 5 | locusts | 26 |
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