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| author | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2021-05-29 12:54:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2021-05-29 12:54:00 -0400 |
| commit | 22fe2eb167a18dda8fd3e14cbf9166a1c7331fb9 (patch) | |
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doc: mention dynamic contexts in more places
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diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index 082ccbd1..0fce8903 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ reported. If you collect execution data on Python 3.7, and then run coverage reports on Python 3.8, there will be a discrepancy. +Q: Can I find out which tests ran which lines? +.............................................. + +Yes! Coverage.py has a feature called :ref:`dynamic_contexts` which can collect +this information. Add this to your .coveragerc file:: + + [run] + dynamic_context = test_function + +and then use the ``--contexts`` option when generating an HTML report. + + Q: How is the total percentage calculated? .......................................... |