Skip to content
Merged
Changes from all commits
Commits
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension

Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
19 changes: 14 additions & 5 deletions doc/en/assert.rst
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -270,12 +270,21 @@ supporting modules which are not themselves test modules will not be rewritten.

.. note::

``pytest`` rewrites test modules on import. It does this by using an import
hook to write new pyc files. Most of the time this works transparently.
``pytest`` rewrites test modules on import by using an import
hook to write new ``pyc`` files. Most of the time this works transparently.
However, if you are messing with import yourself, the import hook may
interfere. If this is the case, use ``--assert=plain``. Additionally,
rewriting will fail silently if it cannot write new pycs, i.e. in a read-only
filesystem or a zipfile.
interfere.

If this is the case you have two options:

* Disable rewriting for a specific module by adding the string
``PYTEST_DONT_REWRITE`` to its docstring.

* Disable rewriting for all modules by using ``--assert=plain``.

Additionally, rewriting will fail silently if it cannot write new ``.pyc`` files,
i.e. in a read-only filesystem or a zipfile.


For further information, Benjamin Peterson wrote up `Behind the scenes of pytest's new assertion rewriting <http://pybites.blogspot.com/2011/07/behind-scenes-of-pytests-new-assertion.html>`_.

Expand Down