3.17.2: pytest errors about simplejson HOT 7 CLOSED

we identified this as packaging/test invocation issue due to PYTHONPATH confusion
its not directly solved as the pyc file in the folder tested against have intentionally mangled metadata on which pytest stumbles

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This looks like an issue with pytest, the tests work perfectly fine when run with python setup.py test. I would accept a PR that works around this pytest issue.

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I've not been checking what serup.py test is doing but probably that procedure assumes that all tests will be done in source tree.
Issue is that performing exactly above testing procedure (which is working +~98% of my rpm packages with python modules) I'm not interested to test source tree but actual code which will be packaged.

Nevertheless can you explain why in your opinion it may be something wrong with pytest?

PS. I must tell why I'm trying to use pytest in all possible cases of my rpm packages (currently +550).
Only reason is that pytest is pluggable and using additional extension it is possible to enrich testing procedure without touching anything in tested code.
setuptools test and tox does not have such property.

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I suspect that the issue is in pytest because the tests have been structured in this way for about 15 years with quite a lot of users and this is the first time anything like this has ever come up.

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Issue is that pytest does not exist so long.
Even if you will execute pytest in project source root you may see exactly the same errors.

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FYI: I've asked for help on pytest discuss forum pytest-dev/pytest#8978

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Yep .. and Thank you very much for your help :)

Closing ticket.

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