pytest-pystack

A pytest plug-in for easy integration of PyStack in your test suite.

It can be used to automatically dump the stack trace of a hanging test in your suite (with exception to test using pytester fixture).

See PyStack for further information about the tool.

Installation

To install the PyStack pytest plug-in, just run the following command in your venv:

python -m pip install pytest-pystack

Quick Start

After you have installed the pytest plug-in, you can have PyStack monitor your test suite and output a stack trace if a test takes more than 5 seconds, simply by running pytest with argument --pystack-threshold=5.

Configuration

The PyStack plug-in can be configured via the command line with the following options:

• --pystack-threshold: Enables the plug-in and monitors all tests, generating a stack trace if they take longer than the specified threshold. Note, this neither stops nor fails the test case after the specified threshold.
• --pystack-output-file: Appends PyStack output to a file.
• --pystack-path: Path to the pystack executable.
• --pystack-args: Additional args to pass to pystack remote <pid>, like --native or --native-all.

And through any pytest config file, see an example of pyproject.toml:

[tool.pytest.ini_options]
pystack_threshold=60
pystack_path="custom-version-of-pystack"
pystack_output_file="./pystack.log"
pystack_args="--native"

License

This project is Apache-2.0 licensed, as found in the LICENSE file.

Code of Conduct

• Code of Conduct

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Contributing

We welcome your contributions to help us improve and extend this project!

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Contribution Licensing

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To participate under these terms, all that you must do is include a line like the following as the last line of the commit message for each commit in your contribution:

Signed-Off-By: Random J. Developer <random@developer.example.org>

The simplest way to accomplish this is to add -s or --signoff to your git commit command.

You must use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms, and no anonymous contributions).

Steps

• Create an Issue, select 'Feature Request', and explain the proposed change.
• Follow the guidelines in the issue template presented to you.
• Submit the Issue.
• Submit a Pull Request and link it to the Issue by including "#" in the Pull Request summary.