Update advice about _called_from_test. (#6168)

Update advice about _called_from_test.
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Bruno Oliveira
2019-11-14 17:10:53 -03:00
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@@ -300,36 +300,33 @@ behave differently if called from a test. But if you
absolutely must find out if your application code is
running from a test you can do something like this:
.. code-block:: python
# content of your_module.py
_called_from_test = False
.. code-block:: python
# content of conftest.py
def pytest_configure(config):
import sys
your_module._called_from_test = True
sys._called_from_test = True
def pytest_unconfigure(config):
import sys
del sys._called_from_test
and then check for the ``sys._called_from_test`` flag:
and then check for the ``your_module._called_from_test`` flag:
.. code-block:: python
if hasattr(sys, "_called_from_test"):
if your_module._called_from_test:
# called from within a test run
...
else:
# called "normally"
...
accordingly in your application. It's also a good idea
to use your own application module rather than ``sys``
for handling flag.
accordingly in your application.
Adding info to test report header
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