Added tuple handling, exceptions and tests

Author: saroad2

pytest_cases/case_parametrizer_new.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     pass
 
 
-def parametrize_with_cases(argnames,                # type: Union[str, List[str]]
+def parametrize_with_cases(argnames,                # type: Union[str, List[str], Tuple[str, ...]]
                            cases=AUTO,              # type: Union[Callable, Type, ModuleRef]
                            prefix=CASE_PREFIX_FUN,  # type: str
                            glob=None,               # type: str

pytest_cases/fixture_parametrize_plus.py

@@ -802,10 +802,16 @@ def _get_argnames_argvalues(argnames=None, argvalues=None, **args):
             argvalues = [l[0] if not is_marked_parameter_value(l) else l for l in argvalues]
         return argnames, argvalues
 
-    elif isinstance(argnames, string_types):
+    if isinstance(argnames, string_types):
         # (2) argnames + argvalues, as usual. However **args can also be passed and should be added
         argnames = get_param_argnames_as_list(argnames)
 
+    if not isinstance(argnames, (list, tuple)):
+        raise TypeError("argnames should be a string, list or a tuple")
+
+    if any([not isinstance(argname, str) for argname in argnames]):
+        raise TypeError("all argnames should be a strings")
+
     if argvalues is None:
         raise ValueError("No argvalues provided while argnames are provided")
 

pytest_cases/tests/cases/doc/test_parametrize_alt.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import pytest
+
+from pytest_cases import parametrize_with_cases
+
+
+def case_sum_one_plus_two():
+    a = 1
+    b = 2
+    c = 3
+    return a, b, c
+
+
+@parametrize_with_cases(argnames=["a", "b", "c"], cases=".")
+def test_argnames_as_list(a, b, c):
+    assert a + b == c
+
+
+@parametrize_with_cases(argnames=("a", "b", "c"), cases=".")
+def test_argnames_as_tuple(a, b, c):
+    assert a + b == c
+
+
+def test_argnames_from_invalid_type():
+    with pytest.raises(
+            TypeError, match="^argnames should be a string, list or a tuple$"
+    ):
+        parametrize_with_cases(argnames=42, cases=".")(lambda _: None)
+
+
+def test_argnames_element_from_invalid_type():
+    with pytest.raises(
+            TypeError, match="^all argnames should be a strings$"
+    ):
+        parametrize_with_cases(argnames=["a", 2, "c"], cases=".")(lambda _: None)