Naming test methods "setup" causes different behavior

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Originally reported by: Alex Okrushko (BitBucket: alex_okrushko, GitHub: alex_okrushko)

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depending on the name of the setup-method the behavior is completely different:

1-st scenario:

#!python

class TestMyProp(object):

    @pytest.setup(scope = "class")
    def stp(self):
        self.prop = "init"
        print self.prop

    def test_prop(self):
        TestMyProp.prop = "changed"
        print self.prop

    def test_prop_again(self):
        print self.prop

OUTPUT: py.test -sq

#!output

============================= test session starts ==============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.3 -- pytest-2.3.0.dev15
collecting ... collected 2 items

my_test.py init
changed
.changed
.

=========================== 2 passed in 0.01 seconds ===========================

This is the expected result.

NOW change the name of the method to "setup":

#!python

class TestMyProp(object):

    @pytest.setup(scope = "class")
    def setup(self):
        self.prop = "init"
        print self.prop

    def test_prop(self):
        TestMyProp.prop = "changed"
        print self.prop

    def test_prop_again(self):
        print self.prop

and the output becomes:

#!output

============================= test session starts ==============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.3 -- pytest-2.3.0.dev15
collecting ... collected 2 items

my_test.py init
init
init
.init
init
.

=========================== 2 passed in 0.02 seconds ===========================

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• Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/pytest-dev/pytest/issue/190

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Original comment by holger krekel (BitBucket: hpk42, GitHub: hpk42):

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That's a bug in the development version. I just fixed it, you can install dev16 with "pip install -i http://pypi.testrun.org -U pytest".

Note, btw, that the development version might still see some changes before release, particularly we consider going for @pytest.fixture instead of @pytest.setup.

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Original comment by Alex Okrushko (BitBucket: alex_okrushko, GitHub: alex_okrushko):

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Thanks Holger! Could also please write the example in the docs how to do the setup/teardown within the class declaration. :) I've managed to do the setup, however cannot figure out the teardown. Also, is there any way to use the "request" within class? Thanks for your hard work!