How to Use Fixtures as Arguments in pytest.mark.parametrize
TL;DR
Time is a precious resource so I won't waste yours. In this post, you'll learn how to use a pytest fixture in parametrize using a library or getfixturevalue.
Introduction
In this post, we'll see how we can use pytest.mark.parametrize with fixtu...
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Hello! And what could you suggest, if I need to use in parametrization a fixture, which returns unpredictable number of values? Of course, we could use it in parametrization as a regular Python function, but what if it's impossible? For example, this question is discussed here, but no solution was found: github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/349
In my case, I definitely need a fixture and not a regular function, because parametrized value depends on HTTP service response.
Here is example code which matches my case: pastebin.com/gLn1CrAa
Of course, it doesn't work, because I'm trying to use fixture directly in mark.parametrize. Maybe, there is some suitable solution?