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What is conftest.py for in Pytest?

I'm trying to understand what conftest.py files are meant to be used for. In my (currently small) test suite I have one conftest.py file at the project root. I use it to define the fixtures that I inject into my tests. I have two questions: Is this…
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Is it discouraged to import conftest.py within test-modules?

I am creating an object within conftest.py and use it in some fixtures. I also need to use this object within my test-modules. Currently I am importing conftest.py inside my test-modules and make use of that 'helper' object. I am pretty sure that…
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python vscode typehints for conftest fixtures

For my tests I defined a lot of fixtures and also added typehints to them. All of this fixtures are defined in the conftest.py and are "magically" available in all of the test :) But sadly vscode can't show information (signatures, typehints, etc)…
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Why is pytest giving me an "unrecognized option" error when I try and create a custom command line option?

I'm using Python 3.8 and pytest 6.0.1. How do I create a custom command line option for pytest? I thought it was as simple as adding this to conftest.py…
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How do I activate a PyTest fixture from the command line?

I'm using Python3.8 and pytest. How can I activate a fixture for my session based on some command line specification? Right now I have a tests/conftest.py file that includes @pytest.fixture(name="fixture1", scope="session") def fixture1(): …
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How to distribute conftest.py and fixtures from a project across different repo/projects?

I could not find a solid example on doing so. Here is the situation. I have several fixtures written in a Python file called my_fixtures.py & a conftest.py containing configuration for the fixtures like below: import pytest from glob import glob …
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In PyTest, how can I specify a different conftest.py file to use?

I'm using Python3.8 with PyTest. By default, pytest uses ./conftest.py to build and import fixtures. Is it possible to launch pytest and use a different file to load the fixtures -- i.e. specify a different file other than conftest.py?
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Is there a way to add custom CLI arguments to pytest using the same syntax as would be used with the argparse module?

TLDR: I want to extent pytest's cli and I know how that can be done using their own API, but I was just wondering if there was a way to do so using the argparse module directly (or its syntax at least) since I already have all the cli arguments I…
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How to apply fixture from conftest.py to inner folders only

I have a fixture that located in conftest.py. @pytest.fixture(scope='module', autouse=True) def my_fixture(): """ Some useful code """ The structure is like below: tests | |--first_folder | |--__init__.py | |--test_first_1.py …
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map pytest to specific conftest location

I couldn't find anything in the documentation and so I thought i'd try here.. I'm trying to make a pytest run a file located separately from the folder where the conftest is located, but to use the conftest. for example - running a test under…
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How can I run the same test for every module without duplicating code?

I have a project with multiple modules that all generally require the same type of test. Each one imports a file with the same name, and given that file, all of them have the same test. # test/integration/app1_test.py from app1 import app def…
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Using own decorators with pytest

I would like to use a "helper" decorator in multiple pytest test files: min311 = pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3,11), reason="You need at least Python v3.11 to run this test") ... @min311 def test_... Which is the best place for min311?…
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Empty __init__ and conftest files

Is there any usage of empty __init__.py or conftest.py files in Python? Today I've had a discussion about it in my team and someone said that they may have an importance in testing with Pytest and checking code coverage.
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Conftest Policy for Kubernetes manifests for checking that images come from a specific registry

I'm using conftest for validating policies on Kubernetes manifests. Below policy validates that images in StatefulSet manifests have to come from specific registry reg_url package main deny[msg] { input.kind == "StatefulSet" not…
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How to read the docstring of test functions from a fixture?

I was trying to get the docstrings of all the test functions from a fixture defined in conftest.py, as shown in the code below, so that they can be analyzed for purposes. But, from here how can I access the __doc__ attribute of that function when…
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