Explain a bad scope value to the user

testing/python/fixture.py

@@ -1063,6 +1063,22 @@ class TestFixtureUsages:
             "*1 error*"
         ])
 
+    def test_invalid_scope(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import pytest
+            @pytest.fixture(scope="functions")
+            def badscope():
+                pass
+
+            def test_nothing(badscope):
+                pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest_inprocess()
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+            ("*ValueError: fixture badscope from test_invalid_scope.py has an unsupported"
+             " scope value 'functions'")
+        )
+
     def test_funcarg_parametrized_and_used_twice(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile("""
             import pytest

testing/python/metafunc.py

@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ class TestMetafunc:
         pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: metafunc.parametrize("y", [5,6]))
         pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: metafunc.parametrize("y", [5,6]))
 
+    def test_parametrize_bad_scope(self, testdir):
+        def func(x): pass
+        metafunc = self.Metafunc(func)
+        try:
+            metafunc.parametrize("x", [1], scope='doggy')
+        except ValueError as ve:
+            assert "has an unsupported scope value 'doggy'" in str(ve)
+
     def test_parametrize_and_id(self):
         def func(x, y): pass
         metafunc = self.Metafunc(func)