add in the ability to filter out numpy files from consideration

pizzathief · pizzathief · commit ac14548dac5f · 2016-01-21T12:09:07.000+11:00
while searching for tests to run
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ignorenumpytests.py b/lib/matplotlib/ignorenumpytests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import pytest
+"""
+So pytest is trying to load tests in numpy, and generates this error
+
+____________________________ ERROR at setup of test ____________________________
+file /home/travis/build/matplotlib/matplotlib/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
+numpy/testing/nosetester.py, line 249
+      def test(self, label='fast', verbose=1, extra_argv=None, doctests=False,
+        fixture 'self' not found
+        available fixtures: tmpdir_factory, pytestconfig, cov, cache, recwarn,
+        monkeypatch, record_xml_property, capfd, capsys, tmpdir
+
+        use 'py.test --fixtures [testpath]' for help on them.
+/home/travis/build/matplotlib/matplotlib/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
+ numpy/testing/nosetester.py:249
+
+this file is intended to stop that behaviour, by blocking files from
+being considered for collection if "numpy" is in the path
+"""
+
+def pytest_ignore_collect(path, config):
+    if 'numpy' not in path.basename:
+        print('allowing ', path)
+        return True
+    else:
+        print('blocking ', path)
+        return False
+
+#    return 'numpy' not in path.basename:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ def run(self):
         package_data=package_data,
         classifiers=classifiers,
         download_url="http://matplotlib.org/users/installing.html",
-
+        entry_points = {
+            'pytest11': [
+                'ignorenumpytests = matplotlib.ignorenumpytests',
+            ]
+        },
         # List third-party Python packages that we require
         install_requires=install_requires,
         setup_requires=setup_requires,
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def run(extra_args):
             # to pytest.main
             return pytest.main(argv)
     else:
+        pytest.main(['--traceconfig'])
         return pytest.main(argv + ['--pyargs'] + default_test_modules +
                            ['--ignore=site-packages/numpy/testing/.'])
 
