Datasette Fixtures Plugin Released for Plugin Test Suites
Simon Willison released datasette-fixtures 0.1a0, a new plugin that leverages the datasette.fixtures.populate_fixture_database(conn) helper introduced in Datasette 1.0a30. This helper creates fixture database tables used by Datasette's own tests, now documented for plugin test suites. The plugin can be tried via uvx without installing Datasette. The release was announced on 24th May 2026.
Key facts
- datasette-fixtures 0.1a0 released
- Uses new datasette.fixtures.populate_fixture_database(conn) helper
- Helper introduced in Datasette 1.0a30
- Creates fixture database tables for Datasette's tests
- Intended for plugin test suites
- Can be tried via uvx without installing Datasette
- Released by Simon Willison
- Announced on 24th May 2026
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