Ordering with multiple files

[naggappan]

Use case:

• creaet a test file "test_example1.py"
• Mark order from 1 to 5 for different test_methods
• Now create another test file "test_example2.py"
• Mark order from 1 to 5 for different test_methods
• py.test executes order 1 from both the files first even the test_method names are diffrent
• And it goes in similar pattern, executing order=1 in all files then goes to order=2 in all files etc.

It becomes very difficutl when we have more than 100 test case , If any one test case is added in single file we need to change the order number in all test case files.
More info in "http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35909656/pytest-ordered-plugin-doesnt-work-with-combination-of-multiple-files"

[Formartha]

Hi @naggappan, Did you managed to work it out? we have the same exact issue we are trying to solve.
I don't mind switching tools - I just need it to work :)

[naggappan]

@Formartha no it did not worked in that way. So we made our test cases not dependent . setup class then do the test for that particular class and then tear down class thats it. more number of test case py files but that solved the issue

[chrisyang0604]

I have the same issue.....Have a lot of test cases, add sequence for them, if add new one between, have to update all sequence which after new added test case.

[fenchu]

Have same issue, the workaround is to list all files on the commandline in the order they should run and drop the sequence althogether.

[mrbean-bremen]

In case that helps someone: I added a command line option to set the order scope in my fork - by using --order-scope=module you will get the needed behavior (e.g. ordering is done per module).

[shakthifuture]

this link help me to resolve this issue https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35909656/pytest-ordered-plugin-doesnt-work-with-combination-of-multiple-files/67395190#67395190

[mrbean-bremen]

@shakthifuture - that answer uses the forked pytest-order which I mentioned in my comment above - it does not resolve the problem for pytest-ordering. If you use that fork, you also have to change your order markers (for example from pytest.mark.run(order=2) to pytest.mark.order(2)).