nose: fix class- and module-level fixture behavior

changelog/9272.bugfix.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The nose compatibility module-level fixtures `setup()` and `teardown()` are now only called once per module, instead of for each test function.
+They are now called even if object-level `setup`/`teardown` is defined.

src/_pytest/nose.py

@@ -18,18 +18,13 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item: Item) -> None:
     # see https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/2608
     func = item
 
-    if not call_optional(func.obj, "setup"):
-        # Call module level setup if there is no object level one.
-        assert func.parent is not None
-        call_optional(func.parent.obj, "setup")  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    call_optional(func.obj, "setup")
+    func.addfinalizer(lambda: call_optional(func.obj, "teardown"))
 
-    def teardown_nose() -> None:
-        if not call_optional(func.obj, "teardown"):
-            assert func.parent is not None
-            call_optional(func.parent.obj, "teardown")  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-    # XXX This implies we only call teardown when setup worked.
-    func.addfinalizer(teardown_nose)
+    # NOTE: Module- and class-level fixtures are handled in python.py
+    # with `pluginmanager.has_plugin("nose")` checks.
+    # It would have been nicer to implement them outside of core, but
+    # it's not straightforward.
 
 
 def call_optional(obj: object, name: str) -> bool:

src/_pytest/python.py

@@ -514,12 +514,17 @@ def _inject_setup_module_fixture(self) -> None:
         Using a fixture to invoke this methods ensures we play nicely and unsurprisingly with
         other fixtures (#517).
         """
+        has_nose = self.config.pluginmanager.has_plugin("nose")
         setup_module = _get_first_non_fixture_func(
             self.obj, ("setUpModule", "setup_module")
         )
+        if setup_module is None and has_nose:
+            setup_module = _get_first_non_fixture_func(self.obj, ("setup",))
         teardown_module = _get_first_non_fixture_func(
             self.obj, ("tearDownModule", "teardown_module")
         )
+        if teardown_module is None and has_nose:
+            teardown_module = _get_first_non_fixture_func(self.obj, ("teardown",))
 
         if setup_module is None and teardown_module is None:
             return
@@ -750,13 +755,14 @@ def _call_with_optional_argument(func, arg) -> None:
         func()
 
 
-def _get_first_non_fixture_func(obj: object, names: Iterable[str]):
+def _get_first_non_fixture_func(obj: object, names: Iterable[str]) -> Optional[object]:
     """Return the attribute from the given object to be used as a setup/teardown
     xunit-style function, but only if not marked as a fixture to avoid calling it twice."""
     for name in names:
-        meth = getattr(obj, name, None)
+        meth: Optional[object] = getattr(obj, name, None)
         if meth is not None and fixtures.getfixturemarker(meth) is None:
             return meth
+    return None
 
 
 class Class(PyCollector):
@@ -832,8 +838,17 @@ def _inject_setup_method_fixture(self) -> None:
         Using a fixture to invoke this methods ensures we play nicely and unsurprisingly with
         other fixtures (#517).
         """
-        setup_method = _get_first_non_fixture_func(self.obj, ("setup_method",))
-        teardown_method = getattr(self.obj, "teardown_method", None)
+        has_nose = self.config.pluginmanager.has_plugin("nose")
+        setup_name = "setup_method"
+        setup_method = _get_first_non_fixture_func(self.obj, (setup_name,))
+        if setup_method is None and has_nose:
+            setup_name = "setup"
+            setup_method = _get_first_non_fixture_func(self.obj, (setup_name,))
+        teardown_name = "teardown_method"
+        teardown_method = getattr(self.obj, teardown_name, None)
+        if teardown_method is None and has_nose:
+            teardown_name = "teardown"
+            teardown_method = getattr(self.obj, teardown_name, None)
         if setup_method is None and teardown_method is None:
             return
 
@@ -846,11 +861,11 @@ def _inject_setup_method_fixture(self) -> None:
         def xunit_setup_method_fixture(self, request) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
             method = request.function
             if setup_method is not None:
-                func = getattr(self, "setup_method")
+                func = getattr(self, setup_name)
                 _call_with_optional_argument(func, method)
             yield
             if teardown_method is not None:
-                func = getattr(self, "teardown_method")
+                func = getattr(self, teardown_name)
                 _call_with_optional_argument(func, method)
 
         self.obj.__pytest_setup_method = xunit_setup_method_fixture

testing/test_nose.py

@@ -165,28 +165,36 @@ def test_module_level_setup(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         items = {}
 
         def setup():
-            items[1]=1
+            items.setdefault("setup", []).append("up")
 
         def teardown():
-            del items[1]
+            items.setdefault("setup", []).append("down")
 
         def setup2():
-            items[2] = 2
+            items.setdefault("setup2", []).append("up")
 
         def teardown2():
-            del items[2]
+            items.setdefault("setup2", []).append("down")
 
         def test_setup_module_setup():
-            assert items[1] == 1
+            assert items["setup"] == ["up"]
+
+        def test_setup_module_setup_again():
+            assert items["setup"] == ["up"]
 
         @with_setup(setup2, teardown2)
         def test_local_setup():
-            assert items[2] == 2
-            assert 1 not in items
+            assert items["setup"] == ["up"]
+            assert items["setup2"] == ["up"]
+
+        @with_setup(setup2, teardown2)
+        def test_local_setup_again():
+            assert items["setup"] == ["up"]
+            assert items["setup2"] == ["up", "down", "up"]
     """
     )
     result = pytester.runpytest("-p", "nose")
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*2 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*4 passed*"])
 
 
 def test_nose_style_setup_teardown(pytester: Pytester) -> None: