How can I get pytest to not catch exceptions

Question

When I run pytest in the vscode debugger with "Uncaught Exceptions" checked, and there are test errors, no uncaught exceptions occur, because pytest catches them d

Answer 1

The behavior is not identical but the test runner stops at the uncaught exception.

Add the file conftest.py to the directory with your tests.

# conftest.py
def pytest_exception_interact(node, call, report):
  print( call.excinfo.traceback[0] )
  pass

This adds a hook for any uncaught exceptions.

Place a break point at the line with pass.

Then Debug the test.

Look in the Debug console and you see the file and line number where the exception happened.

test_example.py F  File 'path\\test_example.py':4 in test_example
  assert False

And the debugger stops at the pass line.

You can make this hook function as fancy as you like.