python - Pytest fixtures not found when called inside a non-test function

Question

I want to do call pytest fixtures on a normal function (not a test function). For example:

Below code is sitting inside conftest.py

DATA_PATH_TEMP = '/data/data_temp.yaml'
@pytest.fixture()
def datapath():
    return DATA_PATH_TEMP

I have my test function on a test file:

@pytest.fixture()
def data_metadata(datapath):
    return datapath + '.yaml'

def cleanup_data(*args):
    for arg in args:
        if os.path.exists(arg):
            os.remove(arg)

def test_data_tmp(datapath):
    xxxxx
    cleanup_data(datapath, data_metadata)

I tried this code and it didn't work and threw me an error that datapath fixture is not recognized. I also wonder if it is possible to save that fixture as a global variable, so that I can make something like this:

DATAPATH = ... # the return of the fixture
def cleanup_data():
    if os.path.exists(DATAPATH):
        os.remove(DATAPATH)

Thanks!

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65883737/pytest-fixtures-not-found-when-called-inside-a-non-test-function

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