Add support for ``pytest``

This is the minimal configuration required for the test suite to 
pass using the pytest framework. This is part of the test suite
refactoring project.

- Ignore two classes that start with the word "Test"
- Provide the standard test header to pytest
- Update the documentation

git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@9237 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/testing.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/testing.txt
index 2a18fcd86..a7c62b167 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/testing.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/testing.txt
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ In a pinch, the edge cases should cover most of it.
 __ policies.html#check-ins
 
 .. note::
-   Due to incompatible customization of the standard unittest_
-   framework, the test suite does not work with popular test frameworks
-   like pytest_ or nose_.
+   The standard ``alltests.py`` test runner uses the standard library's
+   unittest_ framework.
+
+   For the pytest_ test framework, from a shell run::
+
+       pytest --quiet ./test
 
    .. _unittest: https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html
    .. _pytest: https://pypi.org/project/pytest/
-   .. _nose: https://pypi.org/project/nose3/
-
-   .. cf. https://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/feature-requests/81/
 
 .. [#] When using the `Python launcher for Windows`__, make sure to
    specify a Python version, e.g., ``py -3.9 -u alltests.py`` for