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GoCurry
GoCurry

Reputation: 989

pytest doesn't allow quotes in options

I am trying to call pytest in Python code using the following code. The code works fine. 

args = ['test_folder_name', '--junitxml=output.xml', '--ignore=file_to_ignore.py']
ret_code = pytest.main(args)

However, it throws errors if I add double quotes around the file paths in the options:

args = ['test_folder_name', '--junitxml="output.xml"', '--ignore="file_to_ignore.py"']
ret_code = pytest.main(args)

When I call pytest in command line I am able to specify the option as --junitxml=”somepath” and this allows somepath to contain spaces. Why I can't do the same thing when calling pytest.main in Python code?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 200

Answers (1)

wim
wim

Reputation: 362657

Those quotes are handled by the shell. Since you're not calling through the shell when using pytest.main, you don't need them at all.

If you add them, you will literally have quotes in your input, which can cause an error.

Either of these should work:

args = [..., '--ignore', 'file to ignore', ...]

args = [..., '--ignore=file to ignore', ...]

Upvotes: 2

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