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Auto-activate for pytest_databases imports, conftest.py with database fixtures. Container-based database testing with pytest. Use when: creating PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite/Oracle fixtures, Docker test containers, database integration tests, or any pytest database setup. Produces container-based database test fixtures with proper lifecycle management. Not for mocking databases or non-pytest test frameworks.
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A pytest plugin providing ready-made database fixtures for testing using Docker containers.
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A pytest plugin providing ready-made database fixtures for testing using Docker containers.
For detailed guides and code examples, refer to the following documents in references/:
Add to conftest.py:
pytest_plugins = ["pytest_databases.docker.postgres"]
def test_database(postgres_service):
# Use postgres_service.host, .port, etc.
pass
xdist isolation helpers. For parallel runs, select the database-level or server-level isolation fixtures from references/xdist.md instead of sharing one schema across workers.conftest.py declares only the database plugins you actually use (pytest_plugins = [...])postgres_service, mysql_service, etc.) rather than opening raw connectionspytest -n auto) produce isolated data — verified via references/xdist.mdimport pytest
pytest_plugins = ["pytest_databases.docker.postgres"]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_user_insert(postgres_service, postgres_connection):
await postgres_connection.execute(
"INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES ($1)", "alice@example.com"
)
row = await postgres_connection.fetchrow(
"SELECT email FROM users WHERE email = $1", "alice@example.com"
)
assert row["email"] == "alice@example.com"
AsyncTestClient.