For tests, also disable the API key. This is the API key that was seeing high usage.

CHANGES.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ removed and will be de-activated. Users must register for their
 own key at the `Wolfram|Alpha developer web site
 <https://developer.wolframalpha.com>`_.
 
+Additionally, the tests now no longer bundle a hard-coded API
+key. Instead, to run the tests, one must supply a
+``WOLFRAMALPHA_API_KEY`` environment variable.
+
 1.4
 ===
 

wolframalpha/test_client.py

@@ -2,15 +2,28 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import os
+
 import pytest
 
 import wolframalpha
 
-app_id = 'Q59EW4-7K8AHE858R'
-"App ID for testing this project. Please don't use for other apps."
 
-def test_basic():
-	client = wolframalpha.Client(app_id)
+@pytest.fixture
+def API_key():
+	"""
+	To run the tests fully, the environment must be configured
+	with a WOLFRAMALPHA_API_KEY environment variable. Otherwise,
+	skip them.
+	"""
+	try:
+		return os.environ['WOLFRAMALPHA_API_KEY']
+	except KeyError:
+		pytest.skip("Need WOLFRAMALPHA_API_KEY in environment")
+
+
+def test_basic(API_key):
+	client = wolframalpha.Client(API_key)
 	res = client.query('30 deg C in deg F')
 	assert len(res.pods) > 0
 	results = list(res.results)