%% date:: [[2023-05-22]] parent:: %% # [[Locust]] Locust is a [[Load Testing Tool]] that uses [[Python]] as the scripting language. The first commit in the Locust repository was in 2010. ## Criticisms - Locust is resource-hungry, especially compared to [[k6 (tool)|k6]]. [^binx] [^binx]: van Holsteijn, M. (2021). *I used Python for a load test, and look what happened next...*. Binx. Retrieved in August 2021 from https://binx.io/blog/2021/06/12/i-used-python-for-a-load-test-and-look-what-happened-next/