Mailman 3 August 2020 - pytest-dev

Transfer of pytest-html and pytest-molecule under pytest-dev
by Sorin Sbarnea Aug. 19, 2020

Aug. 19, 2020

I would like to transfer two pytest plugins (MIT) that I wrote and maintain to pytest-dev organization. My main goals being: - assure their long term maintenance - adopt similar testing methods - improve cross plugin testing (also to implement pre-release testing to avoid post-release conflicts) - improve discoverability of the plugins https://pypi.org/project/pytest-plus/ https://pypi.org/project/pytest-molecule/ I think that the projects already pass the requirements from https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/contributing.html#submitting-plugins-to-p… -- because they were creating with shared ownership from start. I may note that the list of requirements is a little bit outdated, but I think nobody bothered with minor details like replacing README.txt with README.(txt|md|rst), or mentioning that required metadata can be better stored in setup.cfg instead of setup.py, which can even be missing (at least in theory). Both plugins are very simple and they do not have any special runtime/testing requirements. They will both use github-actions (the second one is tested with zuul-ci now, but I can switch it very easy). Cheers, Sorin Sbarnea

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Webinar and training about pytest basics (German / Switzerland)
by Florian Bruhin Aug. 11, 2020

Aug. 11, 2020

Hey, (Back in June, I've sent a mail about a pytest workshop I'm giving in September. I'm not sure if it made it through everywhere, as I accidentally used a mail address which wasn't subscribed to the lists I was posting to. Since I also have a second announcement to make, I'm taking the freedom to post another "marketing" mail - after that, things will likely be silent for a while from my side again!) Webinar ------- On August 18th (next week, if you read this mail on the same day I'm writing it), I'm giving a 1h webinar about pytest basics in German: https://mylearning.ch/kurse/online-kurse/tech-webinar/ This is in collaboration with the Institute for Networked Solutions (INS) at a local university (Hochschule Rapperswil / HSR), hence the webinar is in German. If you'd be interested in something similar in English, please let me know - if there's enough interest, I'll repeat it in English at a later point in time. Training -------- On September 8th, I teach a full-day pytest training as part of the CH Open "Workshoptage" in Rotkreuz, Switzerland: https://workshoptage.ch/workshops/2020/pytest-test-driven-development-nicht… Of course COVID-19 is still a concern for the physical training - the organizer allows to cancel your ticket (with a full refund) up to two weeks before the training takes place and also closesly monitors the situation in Switzerland. Would be delighted to see some of you there! :) For the webinar, there should also be a recording available later. Florian -- me(a)the-compiler.org (Mail/XMPP) | https://www.qutebrowser.org https://bruhin.software/ | https://github.com/sponsors/The-Compiler/ GPG: 916E B0C8 FD55 A072 | https://the-compiler.org/pubkey.asc I love long mails! | https://email.is-not-s.ms/

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Test discovery
by Rob McDonald Aug. 5, 2020

Aug. 5, 2020

According to Google, 'How does pytest discover tests' is an oft-asked question. However most of those questions actually want to know 'What criteria does pytest use to discover tests'... I'm working on a program that needs to scan a directory structure for Python code and then execute some of that code -- much like pytest does. So, I'd like to know _how_ does pytest discover (and run) tests. I've searched around in the source for where this happens, but I haven't had any luck. Much appreciated if someone can point me to the relevant bits of code? Otherwise, any pointers on best practices and functions/methods to use for this sort of thing are appreciated. Best, Rob

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