pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest

No API to request fixtures from pytest.Item

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topic: fixtures type: proposal
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Description

It made me a bit sad that I had to c'n'p this piece of code, rather than call a helper, to request fixtures in an Item subclass:

https://github.com/cjw296/sybil/blob/552d3ff2d6e8639ee5d3c8efa26f5e535e064ae8/sybil/integration/pytest.py#L41

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked sybil/integration/pytest.py example around line 41 and the pytest.Item fixture-requesting behavior it works around. Trace the relevant pytest.Item and fixture machinery, then establish a supported API and tests showing that an Item subclass can request fixtures without copying that code.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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