Method makepyfile

src/_pytest/pytester.py:869–887

r"""Shortcut for .makefile() with a .py extension. Defaults to the test name with a '.py' extension, e.g test_foobar.py, overwriting existing files. Examples: .. code-block:: python def test_something(pytester): # Initial file is create

(self, *args: _FileContent, **kwargs: _FileContent)

        return self.makefile(".toml", pyproject=source)

    def makepyfile(self, *args: _FileContent, **kwargs: _FileContent) -> Path:
        r"""Shortcut for .makefile() with a .py extension.

        Defaults to the test name with a '.py' extension, e.g test_foobar.py, overwriting
        existing files.

        Examples:

        .. code-block:: python

            def test_something(pytester):
                # Initial file is created test_something.py.
                pytester.makepyfile("foobar")
                # To create multiple files, pass kwargs accordingly.
                pytester.makepyfile(custom="foobar")
                # At this point, both 'test_something.py' & 'custom.py' exist in the test directory.

        """
        return self._makefile(".py", args, kwargs)

    def maketxtfile(self, *args: _FileContent, **kwargs: _FileContent) -> Path:
        r"""Shortcut for .makefile() with a .txt extension.