fix issue557: with "-k" we only allow the old style "-" for negation

at the beginning of strings and even that is deprecated.  Use "not" instead.
This should allow to pick parametrized tests where "-" appeared in the parameter.

CHANGELOG

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Unreleased
 
 - updated plugin index docs.  Thanks Bruno Oliveira.
 
+- fix issue557: with "-k" we only allow the old style "-" for negation
+  at the beginning of strings and even that is deprecated.  Use "not" instead.
+  This should allow to pick parametrized tests where "-" appeared in the parameter.
+
 2.6.3
 -----------
 

_pytest/mark.py

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items, config):
     matchexpr = config.option.markexpr
     if not keywordexpr and not matchexpr:
         return
+    # pytest used to allow "-" for negating
+    # but today we just allow "-" at the beginning, use "not" instead
+    # we probably remove "-" alltogether soon
+    if keywordexpr.startswith("-"):
+        keywordexpr = "not " + keywordexpr[1:]
     selectuntil = False
     if keywordexpr[-1:] == ":":
         selectuntil = True
@@ -122,7 +127,6 @@ def matchkeyword(colitem, keywordexpr):
     Additionally, matches on names in the 'extra_keyword_matches' set of
     any item, as well as names directly assigned to test functions.
     """
-    keywordexpr = keywordexpr.replace("-", "not ")
     mapped_names = set()
 
     # Add the names of the current item and any parent items

testing/test_mark.py

@@ -234,12 +234,13 @@ def test_keyword_option_custom(spec, testdir):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("spec", [
         ("None", ("test_func[None]",)),
-        ("1.3", ("test_func[1.3]",))
+        ("1.3", ("test_func[1.3]",)),
+        ("2-3", ("test_func[2-3]",))
 ])
 def test_keyword_option_parametrize(spec, testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile("""
         import pytest
-        @pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", [None, 1.3])
+        @pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", [None, 1.3, "2-3"])
         def test_func(arg):
             pass
     """)
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ class TestKeywordSelection:
         check('TestClass and test', 'test_method_one')
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("keyword", [
-        'xxx', 'xxx and test_2', 'TestClass', 'xxx and -test_1',
+        'xxx', 'xxx and test_2', 'TestClass', 'xxx and not test_1',
         'TestClass and test_2', 'xxx and TestClass and test_2'])
     def test_select_extra_keywords(self, testdir, keyword):
         p = testdir.makepyfile(test_select="""