Emacs routine for running python tests and displaying the results in a buffer.

python-test-flow.el

(defun run-python-tests (root-dir test-subdir buffer-name)
  (interactive)
  (let ((default-directory root-dir)
	 (buff (get-buffer-create buffer-name)))
    (display-buffer buff)
    (shell-command (concat "python -m unittest discover " test-subdir) buff)
    (with-current-buffer buff
      (compilation-mode))))

; This hook runs the tests after each save, a TDD-esque workflow.
(add-hook 'after-save-hook
	  (lambda () (run-python-tests "~/projects/project_name/"
				       "project_name/test"
				       "*python-tests*")))