Nose runs test methods when I import the test class

[Thomas Phillips]

Hi all

I have a bunch of test scripts with one test class in each, and when I import these classes into another test script (I want to be able to run the test methods when I want as well), the test methods get executed.

How do I stop it doing this?

test_all.py:

from test_class_1 import TestClass1 as Class1

class TestClassAll(object):
    def test_all(self):
        class1 = Class1()
        class1.test_method1()

test_class_1.py:

class TestClass1(object):
    def test_method1(self):
        assert True

output:

$ nosetests -s test_all.py
..
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 2 tests in 0.005s


OK

How do I get it to only run test_method1 once, when I want to, and not on import?

Thanks

Thomas