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Use pytest's pytester plugin in the tests #173

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ConorMacBride opened this issue Jun 29, 2022 · 0 comments
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Use pytest's pytester plugin in the tests #173

ConorMacBride opened this issue Jun 29, 2022 · 0 comments
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There's lots of tests in tests/test_pytest_mpl.py which write test code to a temp file, run it, and check the result. Pytest's builtin pytester plugin is designed for doing this and has lots of nice features for checking the outcome.

https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/how-to/writing_plugins.html#testing-plugins
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