[py-dev] Failing to manage test state of a module with py.test
holger krekel
hpk at trillke.net
Fri Nov 17 08:17:46 CET 2006
On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 22:34 +0100, Maciek Fijalkowski wrote:
> Pierre Rouleau wrote:
> > def setup_module(roman):
> > print 'SETTING UP........................'
> >
> > global knownValues
> > knownValues = ( (1, 'I'),
> > (2, 'II'),
> > (3, 'III'),
> > (4, 'IV'),
> > (5, 'V'),
> > (6, 'VI'),
> > (7, 'VII'),
> > ....
> >
> >
> > I wanted to know if the values set up by the setup_module function
> > would be available to the test functions. [...]
> >
> Of course tha you just write:
>
> def setup_module(mod):
> mod.some_global_value = whatever_you_like
>
> :-) It's of course better, because explicit is better than implicit (you
> avoid exporting all variables used in setup_)
yes, that is the usual way, but i am not sure why Pierre's code
fails, there is no obvious reason, unless the setup_module
is actually imported from somewhere else in which case
the "test_roman" module source and the setup_module
would not share the same "globals" - this is the reason
why it is better to use the argument, because you can then
share "setup_module" code across various test modules.
best,
holger
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