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pytest-2.3: generalized fixtures/funcarg mechanism
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pytest is a popular tool for writing automated tests in Python. Version
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2.3 comes with several innovations for writing test fixtures --
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needed to provide a fixed base state or preinitialized objects
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for your tests. For info and tutorial-style examples, see
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http://pytest.org/dev/fixture.html
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All changes are backward compatible and you should be able to continue
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to run your existing test suites. In particular, dependency-injected
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"funcargs" still form the base of the improved fixture system but it is
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now easy to create parametrized funcargs/fixtures or cache them across
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modules or test sessions. Moreover, there is now support for using
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pytest fixtures with unittest-style suites, see here for example:
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http://pytest.org/dev/unittest.html
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If you are interested in the precise reasoning of the pytest-2.3 fixture
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evolution, please consult http://pytest.org/dev/funcarg_compare.html
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For general info on installation and getting started:
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http://pytest.org/dev/getting-started.html
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Docs and PDF access as usual at:
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http://pytest.org
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and more details for those already in the knowing of pytest can be found
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in the CHANGELOG below.
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Particular thanks for this release go to Floris Bruynooghe, Alex Okrushko
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Carl Meyer, Ronny Pfannschmidt, Benjamin Peterson and Alex Gaynor for helping
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to get the new features right and well integrated. Ronny and Floris
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also helped to fix a number of bugs and yet more people helped by
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providing bug reports.
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have fun,
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holger krekel
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