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-pytest gathers tests according to a naming convention. By default any file that is to contain tests must be named starting with test_ and any function in a file that should be treated as a test must also start with test_.
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-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_input,expected", [("3+5", 8), ("2+4", 6), ("6*9", 54)])
-def test_eval(test_input, expected):
-    assert eval(test_input) == expected
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_input,expected", [("3+5", 8), ("2+4", 6), ("6*5", 30)])
-def test_eval2(test_input, expected):
-    assert eval(test_input) == expected