Behave - Exclude Tests

We can exclude the executing files by its filename from execution.

Suppose, we have more than one feature file within the features folder. The following screen can be seen on the computer −

On executing the command behave, the output will be as follows −

(myenv) D:\behave\myenv\pythonProject>behave
USING RUNNER: behave.runner:Runner
Feature: Multi-Methods # features/payment.feature:1

  Scenario: Purchase             # features/payment.feature:2
    Given User is on shop        # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:11 0.000s
    When user purchases 3 shirts # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:15 0.000s
    And user purchases 4 pants   # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:21 0.000s

Feature: Multi-Methods # features/payment1.feature:1

  Scenario: Purchase             # features/payment1.feature:2
    Given User is on shop        # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:11 0.000s
    When user purchases 3 shirts # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:15 0.000s
    And user purchases 4 pants   # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:21 0.000s

2 features passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
2 scenarios passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
6 steps passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
Took 0min 0.000s

If we have to only run the feature file Payment.feature and exclude Payment1.feature, we have to pass the command line argument --e or --exclude followed by pattern of the regular expression.

On executing the command behave --exclude payment1.feature, the output is as follows −

(myenv) D:\beautiful_soup\myenv\pythonProject>behave --exclude payment1.feature
USING RUNNER: behave.runner:Runner
Feature: Multi-Methods # features/payment.feature:1

  Scenario: Purchase             # features/payment.feature:2
    Given User is on shop        # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:11 0.000s
    When user purchases 3 shirts # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:15 0.000s
    And user purchases 4 pants   # features/steps/stepImpPayment.py:21 0.000s

1 feature passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
1 scenario passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
3 steps passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped
Took 0min 0.000s

The output shows one feature passed along with the Payment.feature file name. Also, Payment1.feature is not included in the run.