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Ran Benita 0dc0360351 python: fix instance handling in static and class method tests
and also fixes a regression in pytest 8.0.0 where `setup_method` crashes
if the class has static or class method tests.

It is allowed to have a test class with static/class methods which
request non-static/class method fixtures (including `setup_method`
xunit-fixture). I take it as a given that we need to support this
somewhat odd scenario (stdlib unittest also supports it).

This raises a question -- when a staticmethod test requests a bound
fixture, what is that fixture's `self`?

stdlib unittest says - a fresh instance for the test.

Previously, pytest said - some instance that is shared by all
static/class methods. This is definitely broken since it breaks test
isolation.

Change pytest to behave like stdlib unittest here.

In practice, this means stopping to rely on `self.obj.__self__` to get
to the instance from the test function's binding. This doesn't work
because staticmethods are not bound to anything.

Instead, keep the instance explicitly and use that.

BTW, I think this will allow us to change `Class`'s fixture collection
(`parsefactories`) to happen on the class itself instead of a class
instance, allowing us to avoid one class instantiation. But needs more
work.

Fixes #12065.
2024-03-09 19:35:54 +02:00

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Fixed a regression in pytest 8.0.0 where test classes containing ``setup_method`` and tests using ``@staticmethod`` or ``@classmethod`` would crash with ``AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'setup_method'``.
Now the :attr:`request.instance <pytest.FixtureRequest.instance>` attribute of tests using ``@staticmethod`` and ``@classmethod`` is no longer ``None``, but a fresh instance of the class, like in non-static methods.
Previously it was ``None``, and all fixtures of such tests would share a single ``self``.