[PATCH] test: correct entry point to pytest

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

On 28.01.21 13:58, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:46:11PM +0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
>
>> With Pytest 6.0.2 'make tests' fails:
>>
>> sandbox: Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "./test/py/test.py", line 20, in <module>
>>     sys.exit(load_entry_point('pytest', 'console_scripts', 'pytest')(args))
>> TypeError: console_main() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given
>>
>> The definition of console_scripts has changed as follows:
>>
>> Pytest 4.6.1:
>>
>> [options.entry_points]
>> console_scripts =
>>         pytest=pytest:main
>>         py.test=pytest:main
>>         
>> Pytest 6.0.2:
>>         
>> [options.entry_points]
>> console_scripts =
>>     pytest=pytest:console_main
>>     py.test=pytest:console_main
>>
>> The new function console_main() has a comment:
>> "This function is not meant for programmable use; use `main()`"
>>
>> Hence let's call pytest.main() directly.
>> Move args processing into the __main__ paragraph.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
>> ---
>>  test/py/test.py | 10 +++++-----
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> So the last round of "newer pytest means we need to ..." was part of why
> we have test/py/requirements.txt right now.  That was over a year ago.
> So, for after v2021.04 it would be good to update pytest to current and
> deal with any updating that needs updating in our tests and related
> code.  Thanks!
>

This patch is not about making new requirements. It is about increasing
the compatibility of our Python script with a larger range of Pytest
revisions.

So I do not see the show-stopper for the current release.

Best regards

Heinrich