pytest-dev/pytest-django

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A Django plugin for pytest.

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156 open issues indexed

Error with Django internal when using pytest >= 4.2 Open

bug needs-info

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#710 · 21 comments · Opened Mar 13, 2019
DB fails to clean up after tests, says db is used by another user Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#696 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 28, 2019
django_find_project: inconsistent behavior with args Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#689 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 15, 2019
DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE in configuration file is not working when start pytest with django-admin Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#673 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 27, 2018
Customising `django_db_modify_db_settings` is superseeded by Django's own caching. Open

db-configuration

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#643 · 11 comments · 20 reactions · Opened Sep 3, 2018
How to test parallel requests (race conditions) Open

documentation

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#611 · 2 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Jun 9, 2018
Reset values of settings fixture does not work on mutable types? Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#601 · 17 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 28, 2018
django_db_setup runs inside transactional_db transaction Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#595 · 16 comments · 8 reactions · Opened May 11, 2018
`mail.outbox` not being set? Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#589 · 14 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Apr 10, 2018
Need to clear caches in `django.db.connections` during `django_db_modify_db_settings`? Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#587 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 12, 2018
Database transactions with asyncio Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#580 · 15 comments · 48 reactions · Opened Feb 9, 2018
Request for documentation around best practice when running DB queries on Import Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#573 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 31, 2018
Documentation with helpers is a bit congested Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#569 · Opened Dec 26, 2017
Create helper fixtures for authenticated states on RequestFactory and client Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#565 · Opened Dec 25, 2017
Cache + xdist Open

question

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#527 · 7 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Oct 11, 2017
How to use django_db mark at session fixture? Open

db-configuration enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#514 · 29 comments · 44 reactions · Opened Sep 14, 2017
manage.py replacement PyTestRunner from docs is broken Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#501 · Opened Aug 1, 2017
Add a parameter to display migrations Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#496 · 3 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Jul 7, 2017
Populating the database with data - are the docs wrong or my setup? Open

documentation

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#490 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 13, 2017
Spatialite backed test databases are not allowed to be :memory: based Open

bug db-configuration

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#477 · 2 comments · Opened May 9, 2017
Database fixtures are run when they shouldn't be for SimpleTestCase unit tests Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#472 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 27, 2017
Ignore --fail-on-template-vars with default filter? Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#471 · 15 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 24, 2017
Write docstring to fixtures Open

help wanted

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#460 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Feb 10, 2017
Incompatible scopes of live_server and transactional_db Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#454 · 15 comments · 18 reactions · Opened Jan 28, 2017
pytest-django not picking up pytest sys.path auto-config for DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#441 · Opened Dec 15, 2016
Prefix new fixtures with "django_"/"dj_" Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#432 · 13 comments · Opened Nov 21, 2016
Brutal connection cleanup in teardown of django_db_setup Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#429 · 14 comments · 13 reactions · Opened Nov 21, 2016
Check for deprecation warnings in our test suite / CI Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#415 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 6, 2016
New feature: --migrate-db with --reuse-db Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#413 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 2, 2016
django_db_setup not working as expected Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#394 · 1 comment · 6 reactions · Opened Sep 12, 2016
How does live_server know which database to connect to? Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#389 · Opened Sep 7, 2016
Allow db access to determine length of parameterized fixture list Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#385 · 5 comments · Opened Aug 25, 2016
Apply "django_db" mark to tests using the database Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#368 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 10, 2016
Automatically run checks at the start of tests Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#337 · 10 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 23, 2016
can't get django_db(transaction=True) to work Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#319 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 26, 2016
Doctest intermittently getting "Failed: Database access not allowed, use the "django_db" mark to enable" Open

documentation enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#302 · 6 comments · Opened Dec 22, 2015
Add ability to use live_server fixture without DB setup Open

db-configuration enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#298 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 10, 2015
Error message for database access in setup_X is misleading Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#297 · 2 comments · 8 reactions · Opened Dec 7, 2015
Listing test progress verbosely without verbose database creation? Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#292 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 24, 2015
No fixtures created when running with xdist Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#285 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 15, 2015
Request factory with a preset admin user Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#284 · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 10, 2015
Create models with managed = False Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#264 · 7 comments · Opened Sep 16, 2015
Test with 'django.contrib.gis' Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#260 · Opened Sep 14, 2015
Add examples from official tutorial to documentation Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#256 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 16, 2015
More granular database fixtures Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#247 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 25, 2015
Support database access for "session" level fixtures. Open

db-configuration

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#243 · 4 comments · Opened Jun 8, 2015
database table is locked: auth_user Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#229 · 11 comments · Opened Apr 9, 2015
New feature `--lazy-db`: `--reuse-db` with `--create-db` on DB error / ProgrammingError Open

enhancement

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#212 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 26, 2015
Databse is not created if there was any contact with DB before test_database_exists_from_previous_run Open

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#176 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 8, 2014
Fixtures that save to database silently pass if they don't use the "db" fixture Open

bug

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pytest-dev/pytest-django#173 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 3, 2014

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