Glob patterns for multiple python-file patterns fails

[jennirinker]

Background

I would like pytest to run all my tests but also my examples to make sure they still run. So I want the python_files to test both test_*.py and example_*.py. I'm trying to use global pattern matching to get pytest to check both, but it doesn't seem to work.

MWE

In my setup.cfg file...

[tool:pytest]
python_files={example,test}_*.py

Now pytest discovers neither test_* or example_*.

pytest and OS

Windows 7 - Miniconda3
pytest: 3.7.1

pip list

simplegeneric 0.8.1
six 1.11.
snowballstemmer 1.2.1
Sphinx 1.7.6
sphinx-fortran 1.0.1
sphinx-rtd-theme 0.4.1
sphinxcontrib-websupport 1.1.0
spyder-kernels 0.2.6
sqlitedict 1.5.0
testflo 1.3.0
topfarm 2.0
tornado 5.1
traitlets 4.3.2
urllib3 1.23
utm 0.4.2
wcwidth 0.1.7
wheel 0.31.
wincertstore 0.2
windIO 0.1

[jennirinker]

Found the solution:
python_files = test_*.py *_test.py testing/*/*.py example_*.py

I'm leaving the issue open, because it might be nice to change the documentation to clarify the usage of spaces in the python_files definition (and that true glob matching doesn't seem to occur).

[asottile]

Your {foo,bar} syntax is not a feature of globs, but of shell expansion.

[nicoddemus]

Yep, here are the docs for how Python interprets globs:

https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html#fnmatch.fnmatch

But indeed it would be nice to update the example in the reference docs to add an example on how to use multiple globs. 👍

[jennirinker]

Oh, cool. TIL. I just went to http://www.globtester.com/ and tried stuff there.

I can add the example and make a pull request. But I think it would make more sense to have an example here and then just a more noob-proof explanation of python glob matching in the reference docs.

Thoughts?

[nicoddemus]

@jennirinker that sounds great!

[jennirinker]

Just made the pull request. Sorry it took so long.

[nicoddemus]

Not at all, thanks!