PR: Use a temporary config directory to run our tests

runtests.py

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 # Standard library imports
 import os
+import os.path as osp
+import shutil
 
 # Third party imports
 import qtpy  # to ensure that Qt4 uses API v2
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@
 # To activate/deactivate certain things for pytest's only
 os.environ['SPYDER_PYTEST'] = 'True'
 
+# Tests expect English as the interface language
+os.environ['LANG'] = 'en'
 
 # To run our slow tests only in our CIs
 run_slow = False
@@ -30,6 +34,12 @@ def main():
     """
     Run pytest tests.
     """
+    # Remove temp conf_dir before starting the tests
+    from spyder.config.base import get_conf_path
+    conf_dir = get_conf_path()
+    if osp.isdir(conf_dir):
+        shutil.rmtree(conf_dir)
+
     pytest_args = ['spyder',
                    'spyder_profiler',
                    '-x',

spyder/app/tests/test_mainwindow.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 import os
 import os.path as osp
-from sys import version_info
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 try:
@@ -84,12 +83,14 @@ def open_file_in_editor(main_window, fname, directory=None):
             input_field.setText(fname)
             QTest.keyClick(w, Qt.Key_Enter)
 
+
 def get_thirdparty_plugin(main_window, plugin_title):
     """Get a reference to the thirdparty plugin with the title given."""
     for plugin in main_window.thirdparty_plugins:
         if plugin.get_plugin_title() == plugin_title:
             return plugin
 
+
 def reset_run_code(qtbot, shell, code_editor, nsb):
     """Reset state after a run code test"""
     with qtbot.waitSignal(shell.executed):
@@ -142,9 +143,12 @@ def main_window(request):
     app = initialize()
     options, args = get_options()
     window = run_spyder(app, options, args)
+
+    # Teardown
     def close_window():
         window.close()
     request.addfinalizer(close_window)
+
     return window
 
 

spyder/config/base.py

@@ -118,9 +118,16 @@ def get_home_dir():
 
 def get_conf_path(filename=None):
     """Return absolute path for configuration file with specified filename"""
-    # This makes us follow the XDG standard to save our settings
-    # on Linux, as it was requested on Issue 2629
-    if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+    # Define conf_dir
+    if PYTEST:
+        import py
+        from _pytest.tmpdir import get_user
+        conf_dir = osp.join(str(py.path.local.get_temproot()),
+                            'pytest-of-{}'.format(get_user()),
+                            SUBFOLDER)
+    elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+        # This makes us follow the XDG standard to save our settings
+        # on Linux, as it was requested on Issue 2629
         xdg_config_home = os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', '')
         if not xdg_config_home:
             xdg_config_home = osp.join(get_home_dir(), '.config')
@@ -129,8 +136,13 @@ def get_conf_path(filename=None):
         conf_dir = osp.join(xdg_config_home, SUBFOLDER)
     else:
         conf_dir = osp.join(get_home_dir(), SUBFOLDER)
+
+    # Create conf_dir
     if not osp.isdir(conf_dir):
-        os.mkdir(conf_dir)
+        if PYTEST:
+            os.makedirs(conf_dir)
+        else:
+            os.mkdir(conf_dir)
     if filename is None:
         return conf_dir
     else: