pytest capsys: checking output AND getting it reported?

Question

Python 3.4.1, pytest 2.6.2.

When a test fails, pytest will routinely report what was printed to stdout by the test. For instance this code:

Answer 1

From the documentation the behavior seems correct: only after the test function (test_result_and_stdout) finishes the output streams will be restored, not after each readouterr call. I don't think that currently capsys supports also redirecting to the original streams besides capturing them, which seems to be what you want.

I would suggest to create an issue in the official repository and see what people have to say.