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regex based fixture names for parameter inclusion

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topic: fixtures topic: parametrize type: proposal
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Description

follow-up to #5571

@pytest.fixture(name=re.compile("user_(?P<role>user|mod|admin)")
def system_user(request):
   role = get_role_by(name=request.match.group("role"))
   return create_user(..., role=role)

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked follow-up issue #5571 and locate the existing fixture-name inclusion implementation; this issue names no files or tests. Done means fixture names matching the shown regular expression can be included and the named role group is available to the fixture.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing
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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