[py-svn] r8122 - py/dist/py/documentation
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hpk at codespeak.net
Fri Jan 7 00:46:19 CET 2005
Author: hpk
Date: Fri Jan 7 00:46:19 2005
New Revision: 8122
Modified:
py/dist/py/documentation/test.txt
Log:
added a warning about cusotmizihng py.test at deeper levels
Modified: py/dist/py/documentation/test.txt
==============================================================================
--- py/dist/py/documentation/test.txt (original)
+++ py/dist/py/documentation/test.txt Fri Jan 7 00:46:19 2005
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@
Customizing the collection process in a module
----------------------------------------------
+*Warning: details of the collection process are subject to refactorings
+and thus details may change. If you are customizing py.test at
+"Item" level then you definitely want to be subscribed to
+the `py-dev mailing list`_.*
+
If you have a module where you want to take responsibility for
collecting your own test Items and possibly even for executing
a test then you can provide `generative tests`_ that yield
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@
to determine appropriate collectors at ``Directory``, ``Module``
or ``Class`` level by looking for these very names.
-When providing ``Items`` you have to deal with ``py.path.extpy()``
+When providing ``Items`` you may have to deal with ``py.path.extpy()``
paths. In general, an extpy-path allows to address a python object
on a filesystem. *Addressability of test Items* is a major concern
because we want to memorize failing tests across py.test invocations.
@@ -469,3 +474,4 @@
allow classes to simply mean "grouping" of tests.
.. _`getting started`: getting_started.html
+.. _`py-dev mailing list`: http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/py-dev
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