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Allan Xu
Allan Xu

Reputation: 9288

Can I share global variables when calling pytest from Python code

I am calling pytest from Python code like below

import pytest

global_var = "something I like to share as a global variable"
pytest.main()

Is there any way my test code has access to global_var? If the answer is no, what are the good options to share data between caller program and my tests?

I know I can write data into a file, but I am hoping to find some better "in memory" options.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1636

Answers (1)

Guy
Guy

Reputation: 50809

You can add the attribute to pytest

pytest.global_var = 'something I like to share as a global variable'
pytest.main()

And in the test

print(pytest.global_var) # something I like to share as a global variable

Upvotes: 3

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