# pytest-subtests

**Repository Path**: mirrors_pytest-dev/pytest-subtests

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: pytest-subtests
- **Description**: unittest subTest() support and subtests fixture
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

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- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-18
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-11

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## README

===============
pytest-subtests
===============

unittest ``subTest()`` support and ``subtests`` fixture.

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IMPORTANT
---------

This plugin has been integrated directly into pytest ``9.0``, so the plugin itself will no longer be maintained and the repository will be archived.


Features
--------

* Adds support for `TestCase.subTest <https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html#distinguishing-test-iterations-using-subtests>`__.

* New ``subtests`` fixture, providing similar functionality for pure pytest tests.


Installation
------------

You can install ``pytest-subtests`` via `pip`_ from `PyPI`_::

    $ pip install pytest-subtests



Usage
-----

unittest subTest() example
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

    import unittest


    class T(unittest.TestCase):
        def test_foo(self):
            for i in range(5):
                with self.subTest("custom message", i=i):
                    self.assertEqual(i % 2, 0)


    if __name__ == "__main__":
        unittest.main()


**Output**

.. code-block::

    λ pytest .tmp\test-unit-subtest.py
    ======================== test session starts ========================
    ...
    collected 1 item

    .tmp\test-unit-subtest.py FF.                                  [100%]

    ============================= FAILURES ==============================
    _________________ T.test_foo [custom message] (i=1) _________________

    self = <test-unit-subtest.T testMethod=test_foo>

        def test_foo(self):
            for i in range(5):
                with self.subTest('custom message', i=i):
    >               self.assertEqual(i % 2, 0)
    E               AssertionError: 1 != 0

    .tmp\test-unit-subtest.py:9: AssertionError
    _________________ T.test_foo [custom message] (i=3) _________________

    self = <test-unit-subtest.T testMethod=test_foo>

        def test_foo(self):
            for i in range(5):
                with self.subTest('custom message', i=i):
    >               self.assertEqual(i % 2, 0)
    E               AssertionError: 1 != 0

    .tmp\test-unit-subtest.py:9: AssertionError
    ================ 2 failed, 1 passed in 0.07 seconds =================


``subtests`` fixture example
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. code-block:: python

    def test(subtests):
        for i in range(5):
            with subtests.test(msg="custom message", i=i):
                assert i % 2 == 0


**Output**

.. code-block::

    λ pytest .tmp\test-subtest.py
    ======================== test session starts ========================
    ...
    collected 1 item

    .tmp\test-subtest.py .F.F..                                    [100%]

    ============================= FAILURES ==============================
    ____________________ test [custom message] (i=1) ____________________

        def test(subtests):
            for i in range(5):
                with subtests.test(msg='custom message', i=i):
    >               assert i % 2 == 0
    E               assert (1 % 2) == 0

    .tmp\test-subtest.py:4: AssertionError
    ____________________ test [custom message] (i=3) ____________________

        def test(subtests):
            for i in range(5):
                with subtests.test(msg='custom message', i=i):
    >               assert i % 2 == 0
    E               assert (3 % 2) == 0

    .tmp\test-subtest.py:4: AssertionError
    ================ 2 failed, 1 passed in 0.07 seconds =================

Contributing
------------
Contributions are very welcome. Tests can be run with `tox`_.

License
-------

Distributed under the terms of the `MIT`_ license, "pytest-subtests" is free and open source software


Issues
------

If you encounter any problems, please `file an issue`_ along with a detailed description.

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.. _`@hackebrot`: https://github.com/hackebrot
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.. _`file an issue`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-subtests/issues
.. _`pytest`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
.. _`tox`: https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
.. _`pip`: https://pypi.org/project/pip/
.. _`PyPI`: https://pypi.org/project/pytest-subtests/

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This `pytest`_ plugin was generated with `Cookiecutter`_ along with `@hackebrot`_'s `cookiecutter-pytest-plugin`_ template.