From 6cabafa20ad1cb37b5ec709e1e01f89ba677e56b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Whitlock Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:38:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add status of project Nose, the base project, is in maintenance mode, and the sole maintainer of this project no longer uses django-nose. Let potential users know the status, and current users how to step up to maintenance. --- README.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index e50eb4e..921c217 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ recommended. It follows the `Django's support policy`_, supporting: .. _latest release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/nose .. _Django's support policy: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/internals/release-process/#supported-versions + +Note to users +------------- + +`nose`_ has been in maintenance mode since at least 2015. ``django-nose`` is in +maintenance mode as well, and the sole maintainer is no longer an active user. +See `Jazzband.co`_ to learn how ``django-nose`` is maintained and how you can +help. New projects should consider using `pytest`_, or `unittest`_ with the +`Django testing framework`_. + +.. _Jazzband.co: https://jazzband.co +.. _pytest: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/ +.. _unittest: https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html +.. _Django testing framework: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/testing/ + Installation ------------