add support for \ character in pytest temporary path - Closes #982

newsfragments/982.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add support for \\ character in pytest temporary path

pytest_postgresql/executor.py

@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ class PostgreSQLExecutor(TCPExecutor):
     """
 
     BASE_PROC_START_COMMAND = (
-        "{executable} start -D {datadir} "
+        '{executable} start -D "{datadir}" '
         "-o \"-F -p {port} -c log_destination='stderr' "
         "-c logging_collector=off "
         "-c unix_socket_directories='{unixsocketdir}' {postgres_options}\" "
-        "-l {logfile} {startparams}"
+        '-l "{logfile}" {startparams}'
     )
 
     VERSION_RE = re.compile(r".* (?P<version>\d+(?:\.\d+)?)")
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ def running(self) -> bool:
         """Check if server is running."""
         if not os.path.exists(self.datadir):
             return False
-        status_code = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"{self.executable} status -D {self.datadir}")[0]
+        status_code = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'{self.executable} status -D "{self.datadir}"')[0]
         return status_code == 0
 
     def stop(self: T, sig: Optional[int] = None, exp_sig: Optional[int] = None) -> T:
         """Issue a stop request to executable."""
         subprocess.check_output(
-            f"{self.executable} stop -D {self.datadir} -m f",
+            f'{self.executable} stop -D "{self.datadir}" -m f',
             shell=True,
         )
         try:

tests/test_executor.py

@@ -96,6 +96,31 @@ def test_executor_init_with_password(
     assert_executor_start_stop(executor)
 
 
+def test_executor_init_bad_tmp_path(
+    request: FixtureRequest,
+    tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory,
+) -> None:
+    r"""Test init with \ and space chars in the path."""
+    config = get_config(request)
+    pg_exe = process._pg_exe(None, config)
+    port = process._pg_port(-1, config)
+    tmpdir = tmp_path_factory.mktemp(f"pytest-postgresql-{request.node.name}") / r"a bad\path/"
+    tmpdir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    datadir, logfile_path = process._prepare_dir(tmpdir, port)
+    executor = PostgreSQLExecutor(
+        executable=pg_exe,
+        host=config["host"],
+        port=port,
+        datadir=str(datadir),
+        unixsocketdir=config["unixsocketdir"],
+        logfile=str(logfile_path),
+        startparams=config["startparams"],
+        password="some password",
+        dbname="some database",
+    )
+    assert_executor_start_stop(executor)
+
+
 postgres_with_password = postgresql_proc(password="hunter2")