Hi Alexandre, On Thu 02 Aug 2018 at 16:45 +0200, Alexandre Figura wrote: > I recently discovered that it was possible to import test modules from > other test modules without having __init__.py files in my test > directories. I thought it was impossible to do so with Pytest. And > discovered it was possible because of the PEP420 and namespace > packages > <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/goodpractices.html?highlight=pep420#tests-as-part-of-application-code>. > > However, I am wondering now if I should rely on the PEP420 to import > test modules. I mean, is Pytest designed to be used in this way? Or > should I avoid to rely on Python 3 behavior, and use a more "Pytestic" > way of structuring my test modules?
Sure, there's nothing wrong with using PEP420 namespace packages in your test modules layout. All the advice which uses __init__.py is probably just because it's old I think (or to be compatible with 2.7 which is still supported). Cheers, Floris _______________________________________________ pytest-dev mailing list pytest-dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytest-dev
