add feature to view fixture source location in invocations with --fixtures-per-test option

changelog/8606.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pytest invocations with ``--fixtures-per-test`` and ``--fixtures`` have been enabled with:
+
+- Fixture location path printed with the fixture name.
+- First section of the fixture's docstring printed under the fixture name.
+- Whole of fixture's docstring printed under the fixture name using ``--verbose`` option.

src/_pytest/python.py

@@ -1428,15 +1428,15 @@ def write_fixture(fixture_def: fixtures.FixtureDef[object]) -> None:
         argname = fixture_def.argname
         if verbose <= 0 and argname.startswith("_"):
             return
-        if verbose > 0:
-            bestrel = get_best_relpath(fixture_def.func)
-            funcargspec = f"{argname} -- {bestrel}"
-        else:
-            funcargspec = argname
-        tw.line(funcargspec, green=True)
+        bestrel = get_best_relpath(fixture_def.func)
+        tw.write(f"{argname}", green=True)
+        tw.write(f" -- {bestrel}", yellow=True)
+        tw.write("\n")
         fixture_doc = inspect.getdoc(fixture_def.func)
         if fixture_doc:
-            write_docstring(tw, fixture_doc)
+            write_docstring(
+                tw, fixture_doc.split("\n\n")[0] if verbose <= 0 else fixture_doc
+            )
         else:
             tw.line("    no docstring available", red=True)
 
@@ -1508,18 +1508,17 @@ def _showfixtures_main(config: Config, session: Session) -> None:
                 tw.line()
                 tw.sep("-", f"fixtures defined from {module}")
                 currentmodule = module
-        if verbose <= 0 and argname[0] == "_":
+        if verbose <= 0 and argname.startswith("_"):
             continue
-        tw.write(argname, green=True)
+        tw.write(f"{argname}", green=True)
         if fixturedef.scope != "function":
             tw.write(" [%s scope]" % fixturedef.scope, cyan=True)
-        if verbose > 0:
-            tw.write(" -- %s" % bestrel, yellow=True)
+        tw.write(f" -- {bestrel}", yellow=True)
         tw.write("\n")
         loc = getlocation(fixturedef.func, str(curdir))
         doc = inspect.getdoc(fixturedef.func)
         if doc:
-            write_docstring(tw, doc)
+            write_docstring(tw, doc.split("\n\n")[0] if verbose <= 0 else doc)
         else:
             tw.line(f"    {loc}: no docstring available", red=True)
         tw.line()

testing/python/fixtures.py

@@ -3334,9 +3334,9 @@ def test_show_fixtures(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         result = pytester.runpytest("--fixtures")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             [
-                "tmp_path_factory [[]session scope[]]",
+                "tmp_path_factory [[]session scope[]] -- *tmpdir.py*",
                 "*for the test session*",
-                "tmp_path",
+                "tmp_path -- *",
                 "*temporary directory*",
             ]
         )
@@ -3367,9 +3367,9 @@ def arg1():
         result = pytester.runpytest("--fixtures", p)
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             """
-            *tmp_path
+            *tmp_path -- *
             *fixtures defined from*
-            *arg1*
+            *arg1 -- test_show_fixtures_testmodule.py:6*
             *hello world*
         """
         )
@@ -3429,10 +3429,10 @@ def arg2():
             textwrap.dedent(
                 """\
                 * fixtures defined from test_show_fixtures_trimmed_doc *
-                arg2
+                arg2 -- test_show_fixtures_trimmed_doc.py:10
                     line1
                     line2
-                arg1
+                arg1 -- test_show_fixtures_trimmed_doc.py:3
                     line1
                     line2
                 """
@@ -3458,7 +3458,7 @@ def fixture1():
             textwrap.dedent(
                 """\
                 * fixtures defined from test_show_fixtures_indented_doc *
-                fixture1
+                fixture1 -- test_show_fixtures_indented_doc.py:3
                     line1
                         indented line
                 """
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ def fixture1():
             textwrap.dedent(
                 """\
                 * fixtures defined from test_show_fixtures_indented_doc_first_line_unindented *
-                fixture1
+                fixture1 -- test_show_fixtures_indented_doc_first_line_unindented.py:3
                     line1
                     line2
                         indented line
@@ -3514,7 +3514,7 @@ def fixture1(self):
             textwrap.dedent(
                 """\
                 * fixtures defined from test_show_fixtures_indented_in_class *
-                fixture1
+                fixture1 -- test_show_fixtures_indented_in_class.py:4
                     line1
                     line2
                         indented line
@@ -3554,11 +3554,11 @@ def test_b(fix_b):
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             """
             * fixtures defined from test_a *
-            fix_a
+            fix_a -- test_a.py:4
                 Fixture A
 
             * fixtures defined from test_b *
-            fix_b
+            fix_b -- test_b.py:4
                 Fixture B
         """
         )
@@ -3594,11 +3594,11 @@ def test_bar(arg1):
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             """
             * fixtures defined from conftest *
-            arg1
+            arg1 -- conftest.py:3
                 Hello World in conftest.py
 
             * fixtures defined from test_show_fixtures_with_same_name *
-            arg1
+            arg1 -- test_show_fixtures_with_same_name.py:3
                 Hi from test module
         """
         )

testing/python/show_fixtures_per_test.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_arg1(arg1):
         [
             "*fixtures used by test_arg1*",
             "*(test_fixtures_in_module.py:9)*",
-            "arg1",
+            "arg1 -- test_fixtures_in_module.py:6",
             "    arg1 docstring",
         ]
     )
@@ -68,17 +68,16 @@ def test_arg3(arg3):
         [
             "*fixtures used by test_arg2*",
             "*(test_fixtures_in_conftest.py:2)*",
-            "arg2",
+            "arg2 -- conftest.py:6",
             "    arg2 docstring",
             "*fixtures used by test_arg3*",
             "*(test_fixtures_in_conftest.py:4)*",
-            "arg1",
+            "arg1 -- conftest.py:3",
             "    arg1 docstring",
-            "arg2",
+            "arg2 -- conftest.py:6",
             "    arg2 docstring",
-            "arg3",
+            "arg3 -- conftest.py:9",
             "    arg3",
-            "    docstring",
         ]
     )
 
@@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ def test_args(arg1, arg2):
         [
             "*fixtures used by test_args*",
             "*(test_should_show_fixtures_used_by_test.py:6)*",
-            "arg1",
+            "arg1 -- test_should_show_fixtures_used_by_test.py:3",
             "    arg1 from testmodule",
-            "arg2",
+            "arg2 -- conftest.py:6",
             "    arg2 from conftest",
         ]
     )
@@ -181,3 +180,75 @@ def foo():
     assert result.ret == 0
 
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*collected 2 items*"])
+
+
+def test_multiline_docstring_in_module(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
+    p = pytester.makepyfile(
+        '''
+        import pytest
+        @pytest.fixture
+        def arg1():
+            """Docstring content that spans across multiple lines,
+            through second line,
+            and through third line.
+
+            Docstring content that extends into a second paragraph.
+
+            Docstring content that extends into a third paragraph.
+            """
+        def test_arg1(arg1):
+            pass
+    '''
+    )
+
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--fixtures-per-test", p)
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+        [
+            "*fixtures used by test_arg1*",
+            "*(test_multiline_docstring_in_module.py:13)*",
+            "arg1 -- test_multiline_docstring_in_module.py:3",
+            "    Docstring content that spans across multiple lines,",
+            "    through second line,",
+            "    and through third line.",
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+def test_verbose_include_multiline_docstring(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
+    p = pytester.makepyfile(
+        '''
+        import pytest
+        @pytest.fixture
+        def arg1():
+            """Docstring content that spans across multiple lines,
+            through second line,
+            and through third line.
+
+            Docstring content that extends into a second paragraph.
+
+            Docstring content that extends into a third paragraph.
+            """
+        def test_arg1(arg1):
+            pass
+    '''
+    )
+
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--fixtures-per-test", "-v", p)
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+        [
+            "*fixtures used by test_arg1*",
+            "*(test_verbose_include_multiline_docstring.py:13)*",
+            "arg1 -- test_verbose_include_multiline_docstring.py:3",
+            "    Docstring content that spans across multiple lines,",
+            "    through second line,",
+            "    and through third line.",
+            "    ",
+            "    Docstring content that extends into a second paragraph.",
+            "    ",
+            "    Docstring content that extends into a third paragraph.",
+        ]
+    )