test_ok1/doc/en/example/costlysetup/conftest.py

import pytest

@pytest.fixture("session")
def setup(request):
    setup = CostlySetup()
    yield setup
    setup.finalize()

class CostlySetup:
    def __init__(self):
        import time
        print ("performing costly setup")
        time.sleep(5)
        self.timecostly = 1

    def finalize(self):
        del self.timecostly