Merge pull request #1620 from tomviner/issue460/parameterized-subrequest

Issue 460: Fail on getfuncargvalue(<fixture with params>)

_pytest/python.py

@@ -1651,6 +1651,25 @@ class FixtureRequest(FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         except (AttributeError, ValueError):
             param = NOTSET
             param_index = 0
+            if fixturedef.params is not None:
+                frame = inspect.stack()[3]
+                frameinfo = inspect.getframeinfo(frame[0])
+                source_path = frameinfo.filename
+                source_lineno = frameinfo.lineno
+                source_path = py.path.local(source_path)
+                if source_path.relto(funcitem.config.rootdir):
+                    source_path = source_path.relto(funcitem.config.rootdir)
+                msg = (
+                    "The requested fixture has no parameter defined for the "
+                    "current test.\n\nRequested fixture '{0}' defined in:\n{1}"
+                    "\n\nRequested here:\n{2}:{3}".format(
+                        fixturedef.argname,
+                        getlocation(fixturedef.func, funcitem.config.rootdir),
+                        source_path,
+                        source_lineno,
+                    )
+                )
+                pytest.fail(msg)
         else:
             # indices might not be set if old-style metafunc.addcall() was used
             param_index = funcitem.callspec.indices.get(argname, 0)