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<h1>Running tests written for nose<a class="headerlink" href="#running-tests-written-for-nose" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>py.test has basic support for running tests written for <a class="reference external" href="http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/">nose</a>.</p>
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<span id="nosestyle"></span><h2>Usage<a class="headerlink" href="#usage" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>After <a class="reference internal" href="getting-started.html#installation"><em>Installation</em></a> type:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="n">py</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">test</span> <span class="c"># instead of 'nosetests'</span>
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<p>and you should be able to run your nose style tests and
make use of py.test’s capabilities.</p>
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<h2>Supported nose Idioms<a class="headerlink" href="#supported-nose-idioms" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<li>setup and teardown at module/class/method level</li>
<li>SkipTest exceptions and markers</li>
<li>setup/teardown decorators</li>
<li>yield-based tests and their setup</li>
<li>general usage of nose utilities</li>
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<h2>Unsupported idioms / known issues<a class="headerlink" href="#unsupported-idioms-known-issues" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<li>nose-style doctests are not collected and executed correctly,
also doctest fixtures don’t work.</li>
<li>no nose-configuration is recognized</li>
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