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2026-07-27 08:20
API Testing with Python and pytest: Writing Real Tests Against a Live Mock API
Every time I want to teach someone API testing, I hit the same wall: there's nothing decent to test against.
Public APIs are either read-only (so you never touch a POST), rate-limited into uselessness, or they need a signup flow and a key in a .env file before anyone writes a single assertion. JSONPlaceholder is the usual fallback, but it fakes its writes — you POST something, get a 201, and the ...