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PyTest select tests by marker

  • --collect-only

  • -m

  • @pytest.mark

  • Use the @pytest.mark.name decorator to tag the tests.

import pytest

@pytest.mark.smoke
def test_database_read():
    assert True

@pytest.mark.security
@pytest.mark.smoke
def test_database_write():
    assert True

@pytest.mark.security
def test_database_forget():
    assert True

@pytest.mark.smoke
def test_ui_access():
    assert True

@pytest.mark.security
def test_ui_forget():
    assert True

pytest --collect-only -m security test_by_marker.py
    test_ui_forget
    test_database_write
    test_database_forget
pytest --collect-only -m smoke test_by_marker.py
    test_database_read
    test_ui_access
    test_database_write