[pytest-dev] top-level conftest.py not recognized when running tests in sub-directories

[Jens Hoffmann]

Yes, the directories test and test/module all contain a __init__.py; 
sorry, that I didnt mention this important info.

So from your question I guess that you expect py.test to find and 
execute conftest.py in all the cases shown?


Jens


On 09/25/2014 01:09 PM, Anatoly Bubenkov wrote:
> did you add __init__.py in all folders?
>
> On 25 September 2014 12:35, Jens Hoffmann <jh at solute.de 
> <mailto:jh at solute.de>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>
>     we are working with pytest 2.6.2 and I run into a problem with my
>     conftest session fixture setup.
>
>     My project structure looks something like this:
>
>     .
>     ├── project
>     │ └── module
>     │ └── foo.py
>     └── test
>     ├── conftest.py
>     └── module
>     └── test_foo.py
>
>
>     conftest.py contains a single fixture with scope="session" and
>     autouse=True, setting up some database that is needed for every
>     single unittest. So also test_foo.py depends on that database setup.
>
>     Now some py.test runs:
>
>     $ py.test
>     => conftest.py called, database setup properly, tests pass
>
>     $ py.test test/module
>     => tests fail, fixture in conftest.py not executed
>
>     $ py.test test/module/test_foo.py
>     => tests fail, fixture in conftest.py not executed
>
>     $ py.test -k MyTestClassContainedInTestFooDotPy
>     => tests fail, fixture in conftest.py not executed
>
>
>     Now my question/problem: Are all these outcoms expected behaviour?
>     I hoped that all the runs would pass, that is execute my session
>     fixture so that I wont need to always run my whole test suite.
>
>
>     Thank you for your answer,
>     Jens
>
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