Skip collection of MarkGenerator when using from pytask import mark.

docs/source/changes.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ chronological order. Releases follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/)
 releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
 [Anaconda.org](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytask).
 
+## 0.4.6 - 2024-03-13
+
+- {pull}`576` fixes accidentally collecting `pytask.MarkGenerator` when using
+  `from pytask import mark`.
+
 ## 0.4.5 - 2024-01-09
 
 - {pull}`515` enables tests with graphviz in CI. Thanks to {user}`NickCrews`.

docs/source/reference_guides/api.md

@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ For example:
 
 ```python
 @pytask.mark.timeout(10, "slow", method="thread")
-def task_function():
-    ...
+def task_function(): ...
 ```
 
 Will create and attach a {class}`Mark <pytask.Mark>` object to the collected
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ Example for using multiple custom markers:
 ```python
 @pytask.mark.timeout(10, "slow", method="thread")
 @pytask.mark.slow
-def task_function():
-    ...
+def task_function(): ...
 ```
 
 ### Classes

docs/source/tutorials/repeating_tasks_with_different_inputs.md

@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ the {func}`@task <pytask.task>` decorator to pass keyword arguments to the task.
 for id_, kwargs in ID_TO_KWARGS.items():
 
     @task(id=id_, kwargs=kwargs)
-    def task_create_random_data(seed, produces):
-        ...
+    def task_create_random_data(seed, produces): ...
 ```
 
 Writing a function that creates `ID_TO_KWARGS` would be even more pythonic.
@@ -349,8 +348,7 @@ ID_TO_KWARGS = create_parametrization()
 for id_, kwargs in ID_TO_KWARGS.items():
 
     @task(id=id_, kwargs=kwargs)
-    def task_create_random_data(i, produces):
-        ...
+    def task_create_random_data(i, produces): ...
 ```
 
 The {doc}`best-practices guide on parametrizations <../how_to_guides/bp_scaling_tasks>`

docs/source/tutorials/selecting_tasks.md

@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ from pytask import task
 for i in range(2):
 
     @task
-    def task_parametrized(i=i):
-        ...
+    def task_parametrized(i=i): ...
 ```
 
 To run the task where `i = 1`, run this command.

docs/source/tutorials/skipping_tasks.md

@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ from config import NO_LONG_RUNNING_TASKS
 
 
 @pytask.mark.skipif(NO_LONG_RUNNING_TASKS, reason="Skip long-running tasks.")
-def task_that_takes_really_long_to_run(path: Path = Path("time_intensive_product.pkl")):
-    ...
+def task_that_takes_really_long_to_run(
+    path: Path = Path("time_intensive_product.pkl"),
+): ...
 ```
 
 ## Further reading

docs/source/tutorials/write_a_task.md

@@ -136,16 +136,14 @@ from pytask import task
 
 
 @task
-def create_random_data():
-    ...
+def create_random_data(): ...
 
 
 # The id will be ".../task_data_preparation.py::create_data".
 
 
 @task(name="create_data")
-def create_random_data():
-    ...
+def create_random_data(): ...
 ```
 
 ```{warning}

pyproject.toml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ name = "Tobias Raabe"
 email = "raabe@posteo.de"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-all = ['universal-pathlib; python_version<"3.12"']
+all = ['universal-pathlib<0.2; python_version<"3.12"']
 docs = [
   "furo",
   "ipython",

src/_pytask/collect.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from _pytask.console import get_file
 from _pytask.exceptions import CollectionError
 from _pytask.exceptions import NodeNotCollectedError
+from _pytask.mark import MarkGenerator
 from _pytask.mark_utils import get_all_marks
 from _pytask.mark_utils import has_mark
 from _pytask.node_protocols import PNode
@@ -235,6 +236,10 @@
     See :issue:`507`.
 
     """
+    # Filter :class:`pytask.mark.MarkGenerator` which can raise errors on some marks.
+    if isinstance(obj, MarkGenerator):
+        return True
+
     # Filter :class:`pytask.Task` and :class:`pytask.TaskWithoutPath` objects.
     if isinstance(obj, PTask) and inspect.isclass(obj):
         return True

tests/test_collect.py

@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@
 
     result = runner.invoke(cli, [tmp_path.as_posix()])
     assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.OK
+    assert "attr_that_definitely_does_not_exist" not in result.output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.end_to_end()