Remove 'pytest.config'

changelog/5180.removal.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ removed:
   syntax. This might change the exception message from previous versions, but they still raise
   ``TypeError`` on unknown keyword arguments as before.
 
+* ``pytest.config`` global variable.
+
 
 For more information consult
 `Deprecations and Removals <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/deprecations.html>`__ in the docs.

doc/en/deprecations.rst

@@ -34,19 +34,6 @@ in places where we or plugin authors must distinguish between fixture names and
 names supplied by non-fixture things such as ``pytest.mark.parametrize``.
 
 
-
-
-``pytest.config`` global
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-.. deprecated:: 4.1
-
-The ``pytest.config`` global object is deprecated.  Instead use
-``request.config`` (via the ``request`` fixture) or if you are a plugin author
-use the ``pytest_configure(config)`` hook. Note that many hooks can also access
-the ``config`` object indirectly, through ``session.config`` or ``item.config`` for example.
-
-
 Result log (``--result-log``)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -63,6 +50,7 @@ stable.
 
 The actual alternative is still being discussed in issue `#4488 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4488>`__.
 
+
 Removed Features
 ----------------
 
@@ -70,6 +58,17 @@ As stated in our :ref:`backwards-compatibility` policy, deprecated features are
 an appropriate period of deprecation has passed.
 
 
+``pytest.config`` global
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. versionremoved:: 5.0
+
+The ``pytest.config`` global object is deprecated.  Instead use
+``request.config`` (via the ``request`` fixture) or if you are a plugin author
+use the ``pytest_configure(config)`` hook. Note that many hooks can also access
+the ``config`` object indirectly, through ``session.config`` or ``item.config`` for example.
+
+
 .. _`raises message deprecated`:
 
 ``"message"`` parameter of ``pytest.raises``

src/_pytest/deprecated.py

@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ RESULT_LOG = PytestDeprecationWarning(
 )
 
 
-PYTEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL = PytestDeprecationWarning(
-    "the `pytest.config` global is deprecated.  Please use `request.config` "
-    "or `pytest_configure` (if you're a pytest plugin) instead."
-)
-
 PYTEST_ENSURETEMP = RemovedInPytest4Warning(
     "pytest/tmpdir_factory.ensuretemp is deprecated, \n"
     "please use the tmp_path fixture or tmp_path_factory.mktemp"

src/_pytest/main.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import functools
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
-import warnings
 
 import attr
 import py
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ from _pytest import nodes
 from _pytest.config import directory_arg
 from _pytest.config import hookimpl
 from _pytest.config import UsageError
-from _pytest.deprecated import PYTEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL
 from _pytest.outcomes import exit
 from _pytest.runner import collect_one_node
 
@@ -179,26 +177,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     )
 
 
-class _ConfigDeprecated:
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.__dict__["_config"] = config
-
-    def __getattr__(self, attr):
-        warnings.warn(PYTEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL, stacklevel=2)
-        return getattr(self._config, attr)
-
-    def __setattr__(self, attr, val):
-        warnings.warn(PYTEST_CONFIG_GLOBAL, stacklevel=2)
-        return setattr(self._config, attr, val)
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "{}({!r})".format(type(self).__name__, self._config)
-
-
-def pytest_configure(config):
-    __import__("pytest").config = _ConfigDeprecated(config)  # compatibility
-
-
 def wrap_session(config, doit):
     """Skeleton command line program"""
     session = Session(config)

testing/test_pytester.py

@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ def test_make_hook_recorder(testdir):
 def test_parseconfig(testdir):
     config1 = testdir.parseconfig()
     config2 = testdir.parseconfig()
-    assert config2 != config1
-    assert config1 != pytest.config
+    assert config2 is not config1
 
 
 def test_testdir_runs_with_plugin(testdir):