Resolve test suite execution import errors due to path ordering (microsoft/vscode-python#23099)

shanesaravia · eleanorjboyd · web-flow · commit c7f1ac47366c · 2024-03-29T14:24:07.000-05:00
- This has already been discussed and resolved for tests discovery in this [PR](microsoft/vscode-python#22454) - I have now run into the same issue for executing the test suite and have applied the same fix in this PR - Tested and working [Issue](microsoft/vscode-python#23098) for this current PR [Original Issue](microsoft/vscode-python#22453) [Original PR](microsoft/vscode-python#22454) Co-authored-by: Eleanor Boyd <eleanorboyd@microsoft.com>
diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/unittestadapter/execution.py b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/unittestadapter/execution.py
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ def run_tests(
     locals: Optional[bool] = None,
 ) -> PayloadDict:
     cwd = os.path.abspath(start_dir)
+    if "/" in start_dir:  #  is a subdir
+        parent_dir = os.path.dirname(start_dir)
+        sys.path.insert(0, parent_dir)
+    else:
+        sys.path.insert(0, cwd)
     status = TestExecutionStatus.error
     error = None
     payload: PayloadDict = {"cwd": cwd, "status": status, "result": None}
