Function create_example_fixture

tests/helpers.py:246–261

Create a pytest fixture to run the example in pty subprocess & cleanup. :param example: relative path like 'examples/input.py' :return: pytest fixture

(example)

def create_example_fixture(example):
    """Create a pytest fixture to run the example in pty subprocess & cleanup.

    :param example: relative path like 'examples/input.py'
    :return: pytest fixture
    """
    @pytest.fixture
    def example_app():
        p = SimplePty.spawn(['python', example])
        yield p
        # it takes some time to collect the coverage data
        # if the main process exits too early the coverage data is not available
        time.sleep(p.delayafterterminate)
        p.sendintr()  # in case the subprocess was not ended by the test
        p.wait()  # without wait() the coverage info never arrives
    return example_app