improve support for trial a bit more: don't run trial's empty TestCase.runTest() method

CHANGELOG

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Changes between 2.3.1 and 2.3.2.dev
 - fix unittest behaviour: TestCase.runtest only called if there are
   test methods defined
 
+- improve trial support: don't collect its empty
+  unittest.TestCase.runTest() method
+
 - "python setup.py test" now works with pytest itself
 
 - fix/improve internal/packaging related bits:

_pytest/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.3.2.dev8'
+__version__ = '2.3.2.dev9'

_pytest/unittest.py

@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ class UnitTestCase(pytest.Class):
             foundsomething = True
 
         if not foundsomething:
-            if getattr(self.obj, 'runTest', None) is not None:
+            runtest = getattr(self.obj, 'runTest', None)
+            if runtest is not None:
+                ut = sys.modules.get("twisted.trial.unittest", None)
+                if ut is None or runtest != ut.TestCase.runTest:
                     yield TestCaseFunction('runTest', parent=self)
 
     def setup(self):

doc/en/faq.txt

@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ how does py.test relate to twisted's trial?
 
 Since some time py.test has builtin support for supporting tests
 written using trial. It does not itself start a reactor, however,
-and does not handle Deferreds returned from a test.  Someone using
+and does not handle Deferreds returned from a test in pytest style.  
-these features might eventually write a dedicated ``pytest-twisted`` 
+If you are using trial's unittest.TestCase chances are that you can
-plugin which will surely see strong support from the pytest development
+just run your tests even if you return Deferreds.  In addition,
-team.
+there also is a dedicated `pytest-twisted
+<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-twisted`` plugin which allows to
+return deferreds from pytest-style tests, allowing to use
+:ref:`fixtures` and other features.
  
 how does py.test work with Django?
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

setup.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.3.2.dev8',
+        version='2.3.2.dev9',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],

testing/test_unittest.py

@@ -277,7 +277,27 @@ def test_testfunction_skip_property(testdir):
 
 class TestTrialUnittest:
     def setup_class(cls):
-        pytest.importorskip("twisted.trial.unittest")
+        cls.ut = pytest.importorskip("twisted.trial.unittest")
+
+    def test_trial_testcase_runtest_not_collected(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            from twisted.trial.unittest import TestCase
+
+            class TC(TestCase):
+                def test_hello(self):
+                    pass
+        """)
+        reprec = testdir.inline_run()
+        reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            from twisted.trial.unittest import TestCase
+
+            class TC(TestCase):
+                def runTest(self):
+                    pass
+        """)
+        reprec = testdir.inline_run()
+        reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
     def test_trial_exceptions_with_skips(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile("""
@@ -322,7 +342,7 @@ class TestTrialUnittest:
             "*i2wanto*",
             "*sys.version_info*",
             "*skip_in_method*",
-            "*5 skipped*3 xfail*1 xpass*",
+            "*4 skipped*3 xfail*1 xpass*",
         ])
 
     def test_trial_error(self, testdir):