Add support for a hook to override skip decision.

setup.py

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def run(self):
  ),
  package_dir = {"": "src"},
  python_requires = ">=3.4",
- py_modules = ["pytest_dependency"],
+ py_modules = ["pytest_dependency", "pytest_dependency_hooks"],
  install_requires = ["setuptools", "pytest >= 3.7.0"],
  entry_points = {
  "pytest11": [

src/pytest_dependency.py

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def addResult(self, rep):
  def isSuccess(self):
  return list(self.results.values()) == ['passed', 'passed', 'passed']
 
+ def hasFailure(self):
+ return any(outcome == 'failed' for outcome in self.results.values())
 
 class DependencyManager(object):
  """Dependency manager, stores the results of tests.
@@ -82,16 +84,23 @@ def checkDepend(self, depends, item):
  logger.debug("check dependencies of %s in %s scope ...",
  item.name, self.scope)
  for i in depends:
+ has_failure = False
  if i in self.results:
  if self.results[i].isSuccess():
  logger.debug("... %s succeeded", i)
  continue
  else:
  logger.debug("... %s has not succeeded", i)
+ if self.results[i].hasFailure():
+ has_failure = True
  else:
  logger.debug("... %s is unknown", i)
  if _ignore_unknown:
  continue
+ if not has_failure and any(item.config.hook.pytest_dependency_override_skip(
+ item=item, dependency=i, scope=self.scope)):
+ logger.info("NOT skipping %s because its dependency on %s", item.name, i)
+ continue
  logger.info("skip %s because it depends on %s", item.name, i)
  pytest.skip("%s depends on %s" % (item.name, i))
 
@@ -170,3 +179,10 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
  scope = marker.kwargs.get('scope', 'module')
  manager = DependencyManager.getManager(item, scope=scope)
  manager.checkDepend(depends, item)
+
+
+def pytest_addhooks(pluginmanager):
+ """This example assumes the hooks are grouped in the 'sample_hook' module."""
+ import pytest_dependency_hooks
+
+ pluginmanager.add_hookspecs(pytest_dependency_hooks)

src/pytest_dependency_hooks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+
+def pytest_dependency_override_skip(item: pytest.Item, dependency: str, scope: str) -> bool:
+ """
+ Possibly override decision to skip a test item with a dependency.
+
+ If any implementation of this hook returns a true value `dependency`
+ being unknown or skipped will not cause `item` to be skipped.
+ """