# behave > behave is behaviour-driven development, Python style - **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/behave - **Author**: Benno Rice - **Category**: Frameworks - **Latest version**: `1.3.3` (2026-04-21) - **License**: Unknown - **Source**: https://github.com/behave/behave/blob/main/CHANGES.rst - **Homepage**: https://pypi.org/project/behave/ - **Language**: Python - **GitHub**: 3,475 stars, 660 forks - **Registry**: pypi (`behave`) - **Tags**: `bdd`, `bdd-framework`, `behave`, `behavior-driven-development`, `cucumber-like`, `gherkin`, `pypi` ## Description ====== behave ====== .. |badge.latest_version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/behave.svg :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/behave :alt: Latest Version .. |badge.license| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/behave.svg :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/behave/ :alt: License .. |badge.CI_status| image:: https://github.com/behave/behave/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/behave/behave/actions/workflows/test.yml :alt: CI Build Status .. |badge.docs_status| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/behave/badge/?version=latest :target: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest :alt: Documentation Status .. |badge.discussions| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-github_discussions-darkgreen :target: https://github.com/behave/behave/discussions :alt: Discussions at https://github.com/behave/behave/discussions .. |badge.gitter| image:: https://badges.gitter.im/join_chat.svg :target: https://app.gitter.im/#/room/#behave_behave:gitter.im :alt: Chat at https://gitter.im/behave/behave .. |badge.gurubase| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Gurubase-Ask%20behave%20Guru-006BFF :target: https://gurubase.io/g/behave :alt: Ask behave Guru at https://gurubase.io/g/behave .. |logo| image:: https://raw.github.com/behave/behave/master/docs/_static/behave_logo1.png |badge.latest_version| |badge.license| |badge.CI_status| |badge.docs_status| |badge.discussions| |badge.gitter| |badge.gurubase| behave is behavior-driven development, Python style. |logo| Behavior-driven development (or BDD) is an agile software development technique that encourages collaboration between developers, QA and non-technical or business participants in a software project. *behave* uses tests written in a natural language style, backed up by Python code. First, `install *behave*.`_ Now make a directory called "features/". In that directory create a file called "example.feature" containing: .. code-block:: gherkin # -- FILE: features/example.feature Feature: Showing off behave Scenario: Run a simple test Given we have behave installed When we implement 5 tests Then behave will test them for us! Make a new directory called "features/steps/". In that directory create a file called "example_steps.py" containing: .. code-block:: python # -- FILE: features/steps/example_steps.py from behave import given, when, then, step @given('we have behave installed') def step_impl(context): pass @when('we implement {number:d} tests') def step_impl(context, number): # -- NOTE: number is converted into integer assert number > 1 or number == 0 context.tests_count = number @then('behave will test them for us!') def step_impl(context): assert context.failed is False assert context.tests_count >= 0 Run behave: .. code-block:: console $ behave Feature: Showing off behave # features/example.feature:2 Scenario: Run a simple test # features/example.feature:4 Given we have behave installed # features/steps/example_steps.py:4 When we implement 5 tests # features/steps/example_steps.py:8 Then behave will test them for us! # features/steps/example_steps.py:13 1 feature passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped 1 scenario passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped 3 steps passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped, 0 undefined Now, continue reading to learn how to get the most out of *behave*. To get started, we recommend the `tutorial`_ and then the `feature testing language`_ and `api`_ references. .. _`Install *behave*.`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install/ .. _`tutorial`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial/ .. _`feature testing language`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/gherkin/ .. _`api`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/ More Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * `behave documentation`_: `latest edition`_, `stable edition`_, `PDF`_ * `behave.example`_: Behave Examples and Tutorials (docs, executable examples). * `changelog`_ (latest changes) .. _behave documentation: https://behave.readthedocs.io/ .. _changelog: https://github.com/behave/behave/blob/main/CHANGES.rst .. _behave.example: https://github.com/behave/behave.example .. _`latest edition`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ .. _`stable edition`: https://behave.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ .. _PDF: https://behave.readthedocs.io/_/downloads/en/latest/pdf/ ## Recent releases | Version | Date | Urgency | Changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `1.3.3` | 2026-04-21 | Low | Imported from PyPI (1.3.3) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | | `v1.3.3` | 2025-09-04 | Low | FIXED: * issue #1270: v1.3.2: Broke Python 2.7 support (submitted by: silent-observer) | ## Dependency audit - **Score**: 71/100 - **Total deps**: 32 - **Resolved**: 8 - **Unresolved**: 24 - **License conflicts**: 0 - **Warnings**: 7 - **Scanned**: 2026-05-25 ## Citation - HTML: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/behave - Markdown: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/behave.md - Dependencies JSON: https://www.freshcrate.ai/api/projects/behave/deps _Generated by freshcrate.ai. 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