
nose-compatibility plugin: allow to run nose test suites natively.
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This is an experimental plugin for allowing to run tests written
in 'nosetests' style with ``pytest``.

Usage
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type::

    py.test  # instead of 'nosetests'

and you should be able to run nose style tests and at the same
time can make full use of pytest's capabilities.

Supported nose Idioms
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* setup and teardown at module/class/method level
* SkipTest exceptions and markers
* setup/teardown decorators
* yield-based tests and their setup
* general usage of nose utilities

Unsupported idioms / issues
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- nose-style doctests are not collected and executed correctly,
  also fixtures don't work.

- no nose-configuration is recognized

If you find other issues or have suggestions please run::

    py.test --pastebin=all

and send the resulting URL to a ``pytest`` contact channel,
at best to the mailing list.

Start improving this plugin in 30 seconds
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1. Download `pytest_nose.py`_ plugin source code
2. put it somewhere as ``pytest_nose.py`` into your import path
3. a subsequent ``pytest`` run will use your local version

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