datasette-fixtures 0.1a0

Simon Willison · Simon Willison · 2026-05-24

Simon Willison releases datasette-fixtures 0.1a0, a new plugin that exposes Datasette's internal test fixture database API for use in third-party plugin test suites, runnable without a full Datasette install via uvx.

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Datasette 1.0a30 Coordinated Release Suite

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Topics: datasettesoftware-testingopen-source-toolsplugin-systems

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Datasette 1.0a30 added a new datasette.fixtures.populate_fixture_database(conn) helper intended for plugin test suites.
The datasette-fixtures plugin wraps this API, making it directly accessible to plugin developers writing tests.
The plugin can be run without installing Datasette using uvx with the --prerelease flag.

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You can try it out using uvx without even installing Datasette.