Function tmp_path

src/_pytest/tmpdir.py:198–211

Return a temporary directory path object which is unique to each test function invocation, created as a sub directory of the base temporary directory. By default, a new base temporary directory is created each test session, and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debug

(request: FixtureRequest, tmp_path_factory: TempPathFactory)

@fixture
def tmp_path(request: FixtureRequest, tmp_path_factory: TempPathFactory) -> Path:
    """Return a temporary directory path object which is unique to each test
    function invocation, created as a sub directory of the base temporary
    directory.

    By default, a new base temporary directory is created each test session,
    and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debugging. If
    ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See :ref:`base
    temporary directory`.

    The returned object is a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
    """

    return _mk_tmp(request, tmp_path_factory)