pytest-gc

The garbage collector plugin for py.test.

Installation

Install the plugin with:

$ pip install pytest-gc

Usage

There are a few options to use this plugin:

• Disable automatic garbage collection when running tests with gc-disable.
• Set the garbage collection thresholds using gc-threshold option.
• Also, set the scope for the plugin's fixtures with gc-scope, default function.

So, for example, if you wanna change the gc thresholds for test run, just type:

$ pytest --gc-threshold 5 7 8 --gc-scope session

Notes

The repository of this plugin is at https://github.com/vtitor/pytest-gc.

For more info on py.test see http://pytest.org.