How to use command line arguments in pytest without modifying conftest.py

Question

I need to pass the path to 2 files using command line arguments in a pytest.

I have looked into many answers but they all require modifying conftest.py How to pass arguments in pytest by command line

Is there anyway to add arguments that can be used in a test script without modifying conftest.py?

Ideally, I would like to do this within the test file but it's not necessarily required. I have tried to import argparse in the test file to add the additional arguments but it didn't work

Answer 1

pytest hooks, including pytest_addoption must be defined in either a plugin or a conftest.py file

see also:

• the documentation on plugin discovery
• can we define pytest hooks outside conftest.py

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disclaimer: I'm a pytest core dev