pytest-metadata - provides access to test session metadata
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pytest-metadata is described as a plugin for pytest that provides access to test session metadata. That is such a humble description for such a massively useful plugin. If you're already using pytest-html, you have pytest-metadata already installed, as pytest-metadata is one of the dependencies for pytest-html.However, pytest-metadata is very useful even on its own.

Links:

• pytest-metadata) - The plugin we're talking about in this episode

• pytest-base-url) - Adds the base URL to the metadata.

• pytest-html) - Displays the metadata at the start of each report. 

• See S2:E6: pytest-html - a plugin that generates HTML reports for test results)

• pytest-reporter-html1) - Presents metadata as part of the report.

• pytest-selenium) - Adds the driver, capabilities, and remote server to the metadata.

If you've got other plugins that work well with pytest-metadata, please let me know).

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