pytest-qt 4.5.0
pytest support for PyQt and PySide applications
License: MIT
Requires Python: >=3.9
Keywords: pytest qt test unittest

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pytest-qt
=========

pytest-qt is a `pytest`_ plugin that allows programmers to write tests
for `PyQt5`_, `PyQt6`_, and `PySide6`_ applications.

The main usage is to use the ``qtbot`` fixture, responsible for handling ``qApp``
creation as needed and provides methods to simulate user interaction,
like key presses and mouse clicks:


.. code-block:: python

    def test_hello(qtbot):
        widget = HelloWidget()
        qtbot.addWidget(widget)

        # click in the Greet button and make sure it updates the appropriate label
        qtbot.mouseClick(widget.button_greet, qt_api.QtCore.Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)

        assert widget.greet_label.text() == "Hello!"


.. _PySide6: https://pypi.org/project/PySide6/
.. _PyQt5: https://pypi.org/project/PyQt5/
.. _PyQt6: https://pypi.org/project/PyQt6/
.. _pytest: http://pytest.org

This allows you to test and make sure your view layer is behaving the way you expect after each code change.

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Features
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- `qtbot`_ fixture to simulate user interaction with ``Qt`` widgets.
- `Automatic capture`_ of ``qDebug``, ``qWarning`` and ``qCritical`` messages;
- waitSignal_ and waitSignals_ functions to block test execution until specific
  signals are emitted.
- `Exceptions in virtual methods and slots`_ are automatically captured and
  fail tests accordingly.

.. _qtbot: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference.html#module-pytestqt.qtbot
.. _Automatic capture: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/logging.html
.. _waitSignal: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/signals.html
.. _waitSignals: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/signals.html
.. _Exceptions in virtual methods and slots: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/virtual_methods.html

Requirements
============

Works with either PySide6_, PyQt6_ or PyQt5_.

If any of the above libraries is already imported by the time the tests execute, that library will be used.

If not, pytest-qt will try to import and use the Qt APIs, in this order:

- ``PySide6``
- ``PyQt6``
- ``PyQt5``

To force a particular API, set the configuration variable ``qt_api`` in your ``pytest.ini`` file to
``pyside6``, ``pyqt6`` or ``pyqt5``:

.. code-block:: ini

    [pytest]
    qt_api=pyqt6


Alternatively, you can set the ``PYTEST_QT_API`` environment
variable to the same values described above (the environment variable wins over the configuration
if both are set).


Documentation
=============

Full documentation and tutorial available at `Read the Docs`_.

.. _Read The Docs: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io

Change Log
==========

Please consult the `changelog page`_.

.. _changelog page: https://pytest-qt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html

Bugs/Requests
=============

Please report any issues or feature requests in the `issue tracker`_.

.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-qt/issues

Contributing
============

Contributions are welcome, so feel free to submit a bug or feature
request.

Pull requests are highly appreciated! If you
can, include some tests that exercise the new code or test that a bug has been
fixed, and make sure to include yourself in the contributors list. :)

To prepare your environment, create a virtual environment and install ``pytest-qt`` in editable mode with ``dev``
extras::

    $ pip install --editable .[dev]

After that install ``pre-commit`` for pre-commit checks::

    $ pre-commit install

Running tests
-------------

Tests are run using `tox`_::

    $ tox -e py-pyside6,py-pyqt5

``pytest-qt`` is formatted using `black <https://github.com/ambv/black>`_ and uses
`pre-commit <https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit>`_ for linting checks before commits. You
can install ``pre-commit`` locally with::

    $ pip install pre-commit
    $ pre-commit install

Related projects
----------------

- `pytest-xvfb <https://github.com/The-Compiler/pytest-xvfb/>`_ allows to run a virtual xserver (Xvfb) on Linux to avoid GUI elements popping up on the screen or for easy CI testing
- `pytest-qml <https://github.com/jgirardet/pytest-qml>`_ allows running QML tests from pytest

Contributors
------------

Many thanks to:

- Igor T. Ghisi (`@itghisi <https://github.com/itghisi>`_);
- John David Reaver (`@jdreaver <https://github.com/jdreaver>`_);
- Benjamin Hedrich (`@bh <https://github.com/bh>`_);
- Benjamin Audren (`@baudren <https://github.com/baudren>`_);
- Fabio Zadrozny (`@fabioz <https://github.com/fabioz>`_);
- Datalyze Solutions (`@datalyze-solutions <https://github.com/datalyze-solutions>`_);
- Florian Bruhin (`@The-Compiler <https://github.com/The-Compiler>`_);
- Guilherme Quentel Melo (`@gqmelo <https://github.com/gqmelo>`_);
- Francesco Montesano (`@montefra <https://github.com/montefra>`_);
- Roman Yurchak (`@rth <https://github.com/rth>`_)
- Christian Karl (`@karlch <https://github.com/karlch>`_)

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