#1642 Fix comments

_pytest/config.py

@@ -991,8 +991,8 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def _initini(self, args):
         ns, unknown_args = self._parser.parse_known_and_unknown_args(args, namespace=self.option.copy())
-        rootdir = ns.rootdir if ns.rootdir else None
+        r = determine_setup(ns.inifilename, ns.file_or_dir + unknown_args, warnfunc=self.warn,
-        r = determine_setup(ns.inifilename, ns.file_or_dir + unknown_args, warnfunc=self.warn, rootdir_cmd_arg=rootdir)
+                            rootdir_cmd_arg=ns.rootdir or None)
         self.rootdir, self.inifile, self.inicfg = r
         self._parser.extra_info['rootdir'] = self.rootdir
         self._parser.extra_info['inifile'] = self.inifile
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ def determine_setup(inifile, args, warnfunc=None, rootdir_cmd_arg=None):
                     if is_fs_root:
                         rootdir = ancestor
     if rootdir_cmd_arg:
-        rootdir_abs_path = py.path.local(rootdir_cmd_arg)
+        rootdir_abs_path = py.path.local(os.path.expandvars(rootdir_cmd_arg))
         if not os.path.isdir(str(rootdir_abs_path)):
             raise UsageError("Directory '{}' not found. Check your '--rootdir' option.".format(rootdir_abs_path))
         rootdir = rootdir_abs_path

doc/en/customize.rst

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Here's a summary what ``pytest`` uses ``rootdir`` for:
 Important to emphasize that ``rootdir`` is **NOT** used to modify ``sys.path``/``PYTHONPATH`` or
 influence how modules are imported. See :ref:`pythonpath` for more details.
 
+``--rootdir=path`` command line option sets a ``rootdir`` directory. Directory may be relative or absolute path.
+Additionally path may contain environment variables, that will be expanded.
+
 Finding the ``rootdir``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -371,9 +374,3 @@ passed multiple times. The expected format is ``name=value``. For example::
 
 
 .. _`#3155`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3155
-
-.. confval:: rootdir
-
-   Sets a :ref:`rootdir <rootdir>` directory. Directory may be relative or absolute path.
-   Additionally path may contain environment variables, that will be expanded.
-   For more information about rootdir please refer to :ref:`rootdir <rootdir>`.

testing/test_session.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-import os
-
 import pytest
 
 from _pytest.main import EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
@@ -259,12 +257,10 @@ def test_sessionfinish_with_start(testdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["root", "{relative}/root", "{environment}/root"])
-def test_rootdir_option_arg(testdir, path):
+def test_rootdir_option_arg(testdir, monkeypatch, path):
-    if 'relative' in path:
+    monkeypatch.setenv('PY_ROOTDIR_PATH', str(testdir.tmpdir))
-        path = path.format(relative=os.getcwd())
+    path = path.format(relative=str(testdir.tmpdir),
-    if 'environment' in path:
+                       environment='$PY_ROOTDIR_PATH')
-        os.environ['PY_ROOTDIR_PATH'] = os.getcwd()
-        path = path.format(environment='$PY_ROOTDIR_PATH')
 
     rootdir = testdir.mkdir("root")
     rootdir.mkdir("tests")
@@ -274,8 +270,8 @@ def test_rootdir_option_arg(testdir, path):
             assert 1
     """)
 
-    result = testdir.runpytest("--rootdir={}".format(os.path.expandvars(path)))
+    result = testdir.runpytest("--rootdir={}".format(path))
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*rootdir: {}/root, inifile:*'.format(os.getcwd()), "*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*rootdir: {}/root, inifile:*'.format(testdir.tmpdir), "*1 passed*"])
 
 
 def test_rootdir_wrong_option_arg(testdir):