Mailman 3 May 2016 - pytest-dev

Moving pytest-rerunfailures to pytest-dev
by Florian Pilz Oct. 27, 2016

Oct. 27, 2016

Hi, I’m asking whether `pytest-rerunfailures` should be moved to the `pytest-dev` organisation (https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures <https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures>). Since we (gocept) only rarely take time to work on issues / pull requests of `pytest-rerunfailures` we would prefer to move the extremely useful plugin to `pytest-dev`. There we still can work on it, but are not the only ones taking care of the project. So if you think `pytest-rerunfailures` is a great addition to `pytest` and should be moved to the pytest-dev organization, let us know. :) Best wishes Florian ––––––––– Florian Pilz · fp(a)gocept.com · Software Developer gocept gmbh & co. kg · Forsterstraße 29 · 06112 Halle (Saale) · Germany http://gocept.com <http://gocept.com/> · Tel +49 345 122 9889 7 Python, Pyramid, Plone, Zope · consulting, development, hosting, operations

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Testing of console scripts
by Vasily Kuznetsov June 13, 2016

June 13, 2016

Hi! I was recently writing some tests for a bunch of console scripts. I ended up having a parametrised function that can run a script for real (using subprocess.run) or can import its main function, mock the environment and execute it in the same process (this is much faster). I've done similar things before and in general this seems to be a reasonably common use case. I couldn't find a pytest plugin for testing console scripts, so I'm wondering if it would be useful to create one. What do you think? Cheers, Vasily

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Joining the sprint
by Sebastian Noack June 6, 2016

June 6, 2016

Hi, I'm the module owner of our Python based modules (i.e. sitescripts and buildtools) at Adblock Plus. We recently started to use pytest and tox, while I have been using pytest and tox for personal projects, like the infamous python-goto, for quite a while now. And of course in jinja2, where I'm a committer as well. I and my colleague Jon would like to join the sprint on June 24th + 25th, if we are welcome? Unfortunately, we can not make it from the beginning. We wouldn't need any support for travel and accommodation. Sebastian

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Preserving capture fd from fixture setup?
by Nikolaus Rath June 5, 2016

June 5, 2016

Hello, I am testing a server. I am starting the server in a subprocess from a fixture, and then issue requests to it from various tests. Unfortunately this seems to have one big drawback: when a test fails, the capture plugin does not display any output from the server process. After looking at the code, I think this is because the capture plugin creates a new file descriptor for each test phase (setup, call, teardown). Would it be possible to instead re-use the same fd, and distinguish between phases by recording the position after each phase? If this sounds feasible and desireable, then I'll work on a pull request. Best, -Nikolaus -- GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«

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Joining the sprint for some days
by Thomas Lotze May 31, 2016

May 31, 2016

Hi, this is my first message to this list, so I'd like to introduce myself shortly: I've been a Python programmer for 12 years during which I used to work at gocept (Halle, Germany), and I've been using pytest for the last couple of years increasingly. I recently learned of the upcoming sprint and would like to drop by. Since I must be at home in the middle of the sprint week, I'll only be able to join for three days, so I'm thinking of joining at the beginning. OTOH, I just learned from a message on this list that the sprint's capacity might already be reached. So first of all, I'd like to know whether it would be OK for me to join for a few days or whether I'm simply a bit late to the party. I've already added myself to the participants' list in the wiki but will of course remove the entry again if the sprint was already booked out. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Thomas

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Joining the sprint
by Stefan Farmbauer May 28, 2016

May 28, 2016

Hello, I heard about your sprint in Freiburg and would be really happy to help you. I'm using python since about six years now and also pytest since some years. And it's is really great. Unfortunately I never used tox until now but planing to use it in my next project. Right now I'm not familiar with the pytest code but would really enjoy to dive into it. So if you think can need a motivated newby I would be really happy to join you in Freiburg and get involved into improving pytest in the future. Best wishes Stefan Farmbauer

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Running each test in a Vagrant VM?
by Chris Spencer May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016

How do you configure Pytest to create a new Vagrant VM before each test and destroy it afterwards? I'm trying to test a sysadmin tool based on Fabric (http://www.fabfile.org/), and so the tests need a fresh target server in a known state to login to. I tried implementing a Pytest plugin, similar to the Fabtools project ( https://github.com/ronnix/fabtools/blob/master/fabtools/tests/functional_te…) but it's unreliable. Each test seems to pass when I run them separately, but when I run all my tests together, there's some bug that's preventing the VM from being destroyed and re-created properly, causing many tests to fail when the previous test leaves the VM in an unexpected state. Has anyone else implemented similar tests with Pytest?

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Participation at Pytest Sprint 2016
by Steffen Allner May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

Hello everybody, I just want to announce that also plan to attend the Sprint in Freiburg. I have already added me to the wiki page. See you there, Steffen -- -- Steffen Allner · sa(a)gocept.com gocept gmbh & co. kg · forsterstraße 29 · 06112 halle (saale) · germany http://gocept.com · tel +49 345 1229889 0 · fax +49 345 1229889 1 Python, development

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