Catch BaseException in safe_getattr

_pytest/compat.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import py
 
 import _pytest
+from _pytest.outcomes import TEST_OUTCOME
 
 
 try:
@@ -221,14 +222,16 @@ def getimfunc(func):
 
 
 def safe_getattr(object, name, default):
-    """ Like getattr but return default upon any Exception.
+    """ Like getattr but return default upon any Exception or any OutcomeException.
 
     Attribute access can potentially fail for 'evil' Python objects.
     See issue #214.
+    It catches OutcomeException because of #2490 (issue #580), new outcomes are derived from BaseException
+    instead of Exception (for more details check #2707)
     """
     try:
         return getattr(object, name, default)
-    except Exception:
+    except TEST_OUTCOME:
         return default
 
 

changelog/2707.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed edge-case during collection: attributes which raised ``pytest.fail`` when accessed would abort the entire collection.

testing/test_compat.py

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 import sys
 
 import pytest
-from _pytest.compat import is_generator, get_real_func
+from _pytest.compat import is_generator, get_real_func, safe_getattr
+from _pytest.outcomes import OutcomeException
 
 
 def test_is_generator():
@@ -74,3 +75,27 @@ async def bar():
     """)
     result = testdir.runpytest()
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*1 passed*'])
+
+
+class ErrorsHelper(object):
+    @property
+    def raise_exception(self):
+        raise Exception('exception should be catched')
+
+    @property
+    def raise_fail(self):
+        pytest.fail('fail should be catched')
+
+
+def test_helper_failures():
+    helper = ErrorsHelper()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        helper.raise_exception
+    with pytest.raises(OutcomeException):
+        helper.raise_fail
+
+
+def test_safe_getattr():
+    helper = ErrorsHelper()
+    assert safe_getattr(helper, 'raise_exception', 'default') == 'default'
+    assert safe_getattr(helper, 'raise_fail', 'default') == 'default'