Change default teardown_module() name.

[EugenSusurrus]

Is there a way to change the setup_module function name? I am implementing a custom plugin which runs custom test cases, the test cases are formatted like this:

def setUp():
    ...

def step_1():
    ...

def step_2():
    ...

def main():
    step_1()
    step_2()

def tearDown():
    ...

I can configure the pytest collection to collect test cases which match main like as stated in the documentation.

[pytest]
python_functions = main

My question is, can I change the plugin somehow to also collect tearDown() instead of the default teardown_module(module)
as stated in the documentation?

https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/example/pythoncollection.html#changing-naming-conventions

[nicoddemus]

Hi,

Currently no, that name is hardcoded. I think however you can implement a plugin which does that.

[EugenSusurrus]

@nicoddemus Wow amazingly fast reply!

I have some experience with writing pytest plugins already and feel quite comfortable with that.

Would you have a minimal example which you could share as a starting point? Or give me an idea as to what hook function would be best to use?

I was considering to somehow change the function name from tearDown() to teardown_module() when the module is imported in the pytest_pycollect_makemodule() hook. But this feels quite unnatural and I'm not sure if this is the right way.

[EugenSusurrus]

I might have found something which could help:

https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/example/special.html#a-session-fixture-which-can-look-at-all-collected-tests