How to test single file under pytest
PythonPytestPython Problem Overview
How do you test a single file in pytest? I could only find ignore options and no "test this file only" option in the docs.
Preferably this would work on the command line instead of setup.cfg, as I would like to run different file tests in the ide. The entire suite takes too long.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
simply run pytest with the path to the file
something like
pytest tests/test_file.py
Use the :: syntax to run a specific test in the test file:
pytest test_mod.py::test_func
Here test_func can be a test method or a class (e.g.: pytest test_mod.py::TestClass).
For more ways and details, see "Specifying which tests to run" in the docs.
Solution 2 - Python
This is pretty simple:
$ pytest -v /path/to/test_file.py
The -v flag is to increase verbosity. If you want to run a specific test within that file:
$ pytest -v /path/to/test_file.py::test_name
If you want to run test which names follow a patter you can use:
$ pytest -v -k "pattern_one or pattern_two" /path/to/test_file.py
You also have the option of marking tests, so you can use the -m flag to run a subset of marked tests.
test_file.py
def test_number_one():
"""Docstring"""
assert 1 == 1
@pytest.mark.run_these_please
def test_number_two():
"""Docstring"""
assert [1] == [1]
To run test marked with run_these_please:
$ pytest -v -m run_these_please /path/to/test_file.py
Solution 3 - Python
This worked for me:
python -m pytest -k some_test_file.py
This works for individual test functions too:
python -m pytest -k test_about_something