pytest Tutorial 3 - pycharm options

• pytest.ini
• You can define default options like -v, -m, -x etc.,
• [pyest]
• addopts = -v
• Auto-run options
• When you make some changes, it auto-run
• You can set interval of 2, 3, 5 secs etc.,
• You can find this in settings gear icon in Pycharm
• Make default pytest
• By default it is pointed to unittest in Pycharm
• You can change to pytest in PyCharm test configurations under
• Tools -> Python Integrated Tools -> Default Test Runner
• Run configuration for individual files
• For each file, you can set -v, -m options
• Run -> Default Configurations -> Additional Arguments
• -v
• Set options Globally for all instead of individual files
• Run -> Edit Configurations -> Defaults -> Python Tests -> py.test
• Add it here in Additional Arguments
• This will apply to all the test files
• Window -> Edit Tabs -> Split Vertically
• You need to work test cases looking at your code files/Readme.
• This will help in view both files vertically at the same time