Mention explicitly when pytest.skip and pytest.xfail can be called

Fix #3219
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Bruno Oliveira 2018-09-02 10:01:02 -03:00
parent dfa713163a
commit a13c6a84df
1 changed files with 24 additions and 8 deletions

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@ -67,13 +67,19 @@ exit.Exception = Exit
def skip(msg="", **kwargs):
""" skip an executing test with the given message. Note: it's usually
better to use the pytest.mark.skipif marker to declare a test to be
skipped under certain conditions like mismatching platforms or
dependencies. See the pytest_skipping plugin for details.
"""
Skip an executing test with the given message.
This function should be called only during testing (setup, call or teardown) or
during collection by using the ``allow_module_level`` flag.
:kwarg bool allow_module_level: allows this function to be called at
module level, skipping the rest of the module. Default to False.
.. note::
It is better to use the :ref:`pytest.mark.skipif ref` marker when possible to declare a test to be
skipped under certain conditions like mismatching platforms or
dependencies.
"""
__tracebackhide__ = True
allow_module_level = kwargs.pop("allow_module_level", False)
@ -87,10 +93,12 @@ skip.Exception = Skipped
def fail(msg="", pytrace=True):
""" explicitly fail a currently-executing test with the given Message.
"""
Explicitly fail an executing test with the given message.
:arg pytrace: if false the msg represents the full failure information
and no python traceback will be reported.
:param str msg: the message to show the user as reason for the failure.
:param bool pytrace: if false the msg represents the full failure information and no
python traceback will be reported.
"""
__tracebackhide__ = True
raise Failed(msg=msg, pytrace=pytrace)
@ -104,7 +112,15 @@ class XFailed(fail.Exception):
def xfail(reason=""):
""" xfail an executing test or setup functions with the given reason."""
"""
Imperatively xfail an executing test or setup functions with the given reason.
This function should be called only during testing (setup, call or teardown).
.. note::
It is better to use the :ref:`pytest.mark.xfail ref` marker when possible to declare a test to be
xfailed under certain conditions like known bugs or missing features.
"""
__tracebackhide__ = True
raise XFailed(reason)