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pytest-fail-without-message (PT016)#

Derived from the flake8-pytest-style linter.

What it does#

Checks for pytest.fail calls without a message.

Why is this bad?#

pytest.fail calls without a message make it harder to understand and debug test failures.

Example#

import pytest


def test_foo():
    pytest.fail()


def test_bar():
    pytest.fail("")


def test_baz():
    pytest.fail(reason="")

Use instead:

import pytest


def test_foo():
    pytest.fail("...")


def test_bar():
    pytest.fail(reason="...")

References#