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pytest Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   pytest Quick Start Guide Write better Python code with simple and maintainable tests

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789347562
Length 160 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Built-in marks

Having learned the basics of marks and how to use them, let's now take a look at some built-in pytest marks. This is not an exhaustive list of all built-in marks, but the more commonly used ones. Also, keep in mind that many plugins introduce other marks as well.

@pytest.mark.skipif

You might have tests that should not be executed unless some condition is met. For example, some tests might depend on certain libraries that are not always installed, or a local database that might not be online, or are executed only on certain platforms.

Pytest provides a built-in mark, skipif, that can be used to skip tests based on specific conditions. Skipped tests are not executed if the condition is true, and are not...

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