Documentation for pytest_load_initial_conftests

Functionality

The pytest_load_initial_conftests hook sets the environment variable "ES_UNIT_TESTS" to "1", signaling that unit tests are being run.

Parameters

• args: A list of command line arguments (unused in this hook).
• early_config: The early configuration object provided by pytest.
• parser: The parser instance for processing command line options.

Usage

The purpose of this hook is to automatically initialize the test environment prior to loading initial conftest files in pytest.

Example

No direct call is required; pytest executes this hook during startup.