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Document PYTEST_DONT_REWRITE 

Fixes #2203
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Bruno Oliveira 2017-04-19 08:19:19 -03:00
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@ -270,12 +270,21 @@ supporting modules which are not themselves test modules will not be rewritten.
.. note::
``pytest`` rewrites test modules on import. It does this by using an import
hook to write new pyc files. Most of the time this works transparently.
``pytest`` rewrites test modules on import by using an import
hook to write new ``pyc`` files. Most of the time this works transparently.
However, if you are messing with import yourself, the import hook may
interfere. If this is the case, use ``--assert=plain``. Additionally,
rewriting will fail silently if it cannot write new pycs, i.e. in a read-only
filesystem or a zipfile.
interfere.
If this is the case you have two options:
* Disable rewriting for a specific module by adding the string
``PYTEST_DONT_REWRITE`` to its docstring.
* Disable rewriting for all modules by using ``--assert=plain``.
Additionally, rewriting will fail silently if it cannot write new ``.pyc`` files,
i.e. in a read-only filesystem or a zipfile.
For further information, Benjamin Peterson wrote up `Behind the scenes of pytest's new assertion rewriting <http://pybites.blogspot.com/2011/07/behind-scenes-of-pytests-new-assertion.html>`_.