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.. _`good practises`:
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Good Practises
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Recommendation: install tool and dependencies virtually
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We recommend to work with virtual environments
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(e.g. virtualenv_ or buildout_ based) and use easy_install_
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(or pip_) for installing py.test/pylib and any dependencies
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you need to run your tests. Local virtual Python environments
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(as opposed to system-wide "global" environments) make for a more
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reproducible and reliable test environment.
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.. _`virtualenv`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv
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.. _`buildout`: http://www.buildout.org/
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.. _pip: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip
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.. _standalone:
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Choosing a test layout
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py.test supports common test layouts.
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Generating a py.test standalone Script
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If you are a maintainer or application developer and want users
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to run tests you can use a facility to generate a standalone
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"py.test" script that you can tell users to run::
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py.test --genscript=mytest
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will generate a ``mytest`` script that is, in fact, a ``py.test`` under
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disguise. You can tell people to download and then e.g. run it like this::
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python mytest --pastebin=all
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and ask them to send you the resulting URL. The resulting script has
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all core features and runs unchanged under Python2 and Python3 interpreters.
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.. _`Distribute for installation`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute#installation-instructions
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.. _`distribute installation`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute
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.. include:: links.inc
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