pytest-leaks 0.2.1

pytest-leaks - A pytest plugin to trace resource leaks
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A pytest plugin to trace resource leaks.

Usage
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To add a leaks test to your py.test session, add the ``-R`` option on the command line::

$\text{Missing open brace for subscript}$ cat test_fauset.py
drops = []
def test_leaky_fauset():
drops.append({})

def test_broken_fauset():
assert 0

def test_mended_fauset():
assert 1

Features
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* Detects memory leaks by running py.test tests repeatedly and comparing total reference
counts between the runs.


Requirements
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* py.test version >= TBD;
* A debug build of Python 3.5.


Installation
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You can install "pytest-leaks" via `pip`_ from `PyPI`_::

$ pip install pytest-leaks


Usage
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* TODO

Contributing
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Contributions are very welcome. Tests can be run with `tox`_, please ensure
the coverage at least stays the same before you submit a pull request.

License
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Distributed under the terms of the `MIT`_ license, "pytest-leaks" is free and open source software.


Issues
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If you encounter any problems, please `file an issue`_ along with a detailed description.

Acknowledgements
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This `Pytest`_ plugin was initially generated with `Cookiecutter`_ along with `@hackebrot`_'s
`Cookiecutter-pytest-plugin`_ template.

.. _`Cookiecutter`: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
.. _`@hackebrot`: https://github.com/hackebrot
.. _`MIT`: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
.. _`BSD-3`: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
.. _`GNU GPL v3.0`: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
.. _`Apache Software License 2.0`: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
.. _`cookiecutter-pytest-plugin`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/cookiecutter-pytest-plugin
.. _`file an issue`: https://github.com/abalkin/pytest-leaks/issues
.. _`pytest`: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
.. _`tox`: https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
.. _`pip`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/
.. _`PyPI`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi