Method newinstance

src/_pytest/unittest.py:84–90

(self)

    nofuncargs = True

    def newinstance(self):
        # TestCase __init__ takes the method (test) name. The TestCase
        # constructor treats the name "runTest" as a special no-op, so it can be
        # used when a dummy instance is needed. While unittest.TestCase has a
        # default, some subclasses omit the default (#9610), so always supply
        # it.
        return self.obj("runTest")

    def collect(self) -> Iterable[Item | Collector]:
        from unittest import TestLoader