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Prevent a function or a file from being run with nose?

Nose will automatically run any function it finds in the project starting with test_*. So, for example, if there is a function called:

"""
test_server_setup.py
sets up a pristine database to use for testing.
DO NOT RUN ON PROD
"""

def test_server_init():
    drop_all_tables()

...then nose will run it when you run the command nosetests from the root of the project. Is my only option to rename this function, or is there another way I can change the file so that nose ignores it?

Solution

  • nottest decorator is exactly what you need:

    nose.tools.nottest(func)

    Decorator to mark a function or method as not a test

    from nose.tools import nottest

@nottest
def test_server_init():
    drop_all_tables()

    To exclude a file or a directory from being picked up by the nose test discovery, see: