diff --git a/i18n/tests/test_converter.py b/i18n/tests/test_converter.py
index f2fec593d4..e893f7c258 100644
--- a/i18n/tests/test_converter.py
+++ b/i18n/tests/test_converter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+"""Tests of i18n/converter.py"""
+
 import os
 from unittest import TestCase
+import ddt
 
 import converter
 
@@ -11,39 +14,48 @@ class UpcaseConverter(converter.Converter):
         return string.upper()
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
 class TestConverter(TestCase):
     """
     Tests functionality of i18n/converter.py
     """
 
-    def test_converter(self):
+    @ddt.data(
+        # no tags
+        ('big bad wolf',
+         'BIG BAD WOLF'),
+        # one html tag
+        ('big <strong>bad</strong> wolf',
+         'BIG <strong>BAD</strong> WOLF'),
+        # two html tags
+        ('big <b>bad</b> gray <i>wolf</i>',
+         'BIG <b>BAD</b> GRAY <i>WOLF</i>'),
+        # html tags with attributes
+        ('<a href="foo">bar</a> baz',
+         '<a href="foo">BAR</a> BAZ'),
+        ("<a href='foo'>bar</a> baz",
+         "<a href='foo'>BAR</a> BAZ"),
+        # one python tag
+        ('big %(adjective)s wolf',
+         'BIG %(adjective)s WOLF'),
+        # two python tags
+        ('big %(adjective)s gray %(noun)s',
+         'BIG %(adjective)s GRAY %(noun)s'),
+        # both kinds of tags
+        ('<strong>big</strong> %(adjective)s %(noun)s',
+         '<strong>BIG</strong> %(adjective)s %(noun)s'),
+        # .format-style tags
+        ('The {0} barn is {1!r}.',
+         'THE {0} BARN IS {1!r}.'),
+        # HTML entities
+        ('<b>&copy; 2013 edX, &#xa0;</b>',
+         '<b>&copy; 2013 EDX, &#xa0;</b>'),
+    )
+    def test_converter(self, data):
         """
         Tests with a simple converter (converts strings to uppercase).
         Assert that embedded HTML and python tags are not converted.
         """
-        c = UpcaseConverter()
-        test_cases = [
-            # no tags
-            ('big bad wolf', 'BIG BAD WOLF'),
-            # one html tag
-            ('big <strong>bad</strong> wolf', 'BIG <strong>BAD</strong> WOLF'),
-            # two html tags
-            ('big <b>bad</b> <i>wolf</i>', 'BIG <b>BAD</b> <i>WOLF</i>'),
-            # html tags with attributes
-            ('<a href="foo">bar</a> baz', '<a href="foo">BAR</a> BAZ'),
-            ("<a href='foo'>bar</a> baz", "<a href='foo'>BAR</a> BAZ"),
-            # one python tag
-            ('big %(adjective)s wolf', 'BIG %(adjective)s WOLF'),
-            # two python tags
-            ('big %(adjective)s %(noun)s', 'BIG %(adjective)s %(noun)s'),
-            # both kinds of tags
-            ('<strong>big</strong> %(adjective)s %(noun)s',
-             '<strong>BIG</strong> %(adjective)s %(noun)s'),
-            # .format-style tags
-            ('The {0} barn is {1!r}.', 'THE {0} BARN IS {1!r}.'),
-            # HTML entities
-            ('<b>&copy; 2013 edX, &#xa0;</b>', '<b>&copy; 2013 EDX, &#xa0;</b>'),
-        ]
-        for source, expected in test_cases:
-            result = c.convert(source)
-            self.assertEquals(result, expected)
+        source, expected = data
+        result = UpcaseConverter().convert(source)
+        self.assertEquals(result, expected)
diff --git a/i18n/tests/test_dummy.py b/i18n/tests/test_dummy.py
index fbef3910ab..2d1b1b71c3 100644
--- a/i18n/tests/test_dummy.py
+++ b/i18n/tests/test_dummy.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Tests of i18n/dummy.py"""
+
 import os, string, random
 from unittest import TestCase
+
+import ddt
 from polib import POEntry
 
 import dummy
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
 class TestDummy(TestCase):
     """
     Tests functionality of i18n/dummy.py
@@ -27,24 +32,24 @@ class TestDummy(TestCase):
             "Mismatch: %r != %r" % (str1, str2),
         )
 
-    def test_dummy(self):
+    @ddt.data(
+        (u"hello my name is Bond, James Bond",
+         u"héllø mý nämé ïs Bønd, Jämés Bønd Ⱡσяєм ι#"),
+
+        (u"don't convert <a href='href'>tag ids</a>",
+         u"døn't çønvért <a href='href'>täg ïds</a> Ⱡσяєм ιρѕυ#"),
+
+        (u"don't convert %(name)s tags on %(date)s",
+         u"døn't çønvért %(name)s tägs øn %(date)s Ⱡσяєм ιρѕ#"),
+    )
+    def test_dummy(self, data):
         """
         Tests with a dummy converter (adds spurious accents to strings).
         Assert that embedded HTML and python tags are not converted.
         """
-        test_cases = [
-            (u"hello my name is Bond, James Bond",
-             u"héllø mý nämé ïs Bønd, Jämés Bønd Ⱡσяєм ι#"),
-
-            (u"don't convert <a href='href'>tag ids</a>",
-             u"døn't çønvért <a href='href'>täg ïds</a> Ⱡσяєм ιρѕυ#"),
-
-            (u"don't convert %(name)s tags on %(date)s",
-             u"døn't çønvért %(name)s tägs øn %(date)s Ⱡσяєм ιρѕ#"),
-        ]
-        for source, expected in test_cases:
-            result = self.converter.convert(source)
-            self.assertUnicodeEquals(result, expected)
+        source, expected = data
+        result = self.converter.convert(source)
+        self.assertUnicodeEquals(result, expected)
 
     def test_singular(self):
         entry = POEntry()