pytest Testing

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Expert pytest framework for Python unit, integration, and functional testing

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Overview

This skill provides expert-level capabilities for pytest-based testing, enabling comprehensive Python testing with fixtures, parametrization, and plugin integration.

Capabilities

Test Execution

Configure pytest with fixtures and markers
Execute tests with coverage collection
Parallel execution with pytest-xdist
Selective test running with markers and keywords

Fixture Management

Design reusable fixtures
Configure fixture scopes (function, class, module, session)
Implement fixture factories

Parametrization

Generate parametrized test cases
Data-driven testing patterns
Combine multiple parameter sets

Plugin Integration

Configure pytest plugins
Coverage integration with pytest-cov
HTML and JUnit XML report generation
Custom plugin development

Framework Integration

Django test client integration
Flask testing patterns
FastAPI test client usage

Target Processes

automation-framework.js - Test framework setup
api-testing.js - API test implementation
continuous-testing.js - CI/CD integration
shift-left-testing.js - Early testing integration

Dependencies

pytest - Test framework
pytest-cov - Coverage plugin
pytest-xdist - Parallel execution
pytest-html - HTML reports

Usage Example

{
  kind: 'skill',
  skill: {
    name: 'pytest-testing',
    context: {
      action: 'execute-tests',
      testPath: 'tests/',
      markers: ['unit', 'integration'],
      coverage: true,
      parallel: 4
    }
  }
}

Configuration

The skill respects pytest.ini, pyproject.toml, or setup.cfg configuration and can override settings as needed.

Signals

GitHub stars: 2k
Forks: 112
Last commit: Sep 2026

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Key: pytest-testing
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