Merge pull request #8160 from nicoddemus/backport-7381

[6.2.x] Clarify fixture execution order and provide visual aids (#7381)

Author: nicoddemus

AUTHORS

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Charles Cloud
 Charles Machalow
 Charnjit SiNGH (CCSJ)
 Chris Lamb
+Chris NeJame
 Christian Boelsen
 Christian Fetzer
 Christian Neumüller

doc/en/example/fixtures/fixture_availability.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def order():
+    return []
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def a(order):
+    order.append("a")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def b(a, order):
+    order.append("b")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def c(b, order):
+    order.append("c")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def d(b, order):
+    order.append("d")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def e(d, order):
+    order.append("e")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def f(e, order):
+    order.append("f")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def g(f, c, order):
+    order.append("g")
+
+
+def test_order_and_g(g, order):
+    assert order == ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g"]