How do you ignore a static method in nose (nosetests)?

Question

Unlike instance methods, attempts to ignore a static method directly using @nottest or __test__ = False do not work with nose.

Example with @nottest:

from nose.tools import nottest

class TestHelper:
    @nottest
    @staticmethod
    def test_my_sample_test_helper()
        #code here ...

Example with __test__ = False:

class TestHelper:
    @staticmethod
    def test_my_sample_test_helper()
        __test__ = False
        #code here ...

    # Or it could normally be set here.
    # test_my_sample_test_helper.__test__ = False

So how are static methods ignored in nose?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '19 at 23:50

In order to ignore a static method in nose, you must set the decorator or property on the class containing the static method.

Working example with @nottest:

from nose.tools import nottest

@nottest
class TestHelper:
    @staticmethod
    def test_my_sample_test_helper()
        #code here ...

Working example with __test__ = False:

class TestHelper:
    __test__ = False

    @staticmethod
    def test_my_sample_test_helper()
        #code here ...

# Or it can be set here.
# TestHelper.__test__ = False

Caveat: this will ignore all methods in the class. As depicted here, use a test helper class.

How do you ignore a static method in nose (nosetests)?

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