diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
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+import pytest
+
+
+# This function is based upon the example of how to
+# "[make] test result information available in fixtures" at:
+#  https://pytest.org/latest/example/simple.html#making-test-result-information-available-in-fixtures
+# and:
+#  https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/288
+@pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True, hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
+    # execute all other hooks to obtain the report object
+    outcome = yield
+    rep = outcome.get_result()
+
+    # set a report attribute for each phase of a call, which can
+    # be "setup", "call", "teardown"
+
+    setattr(item, "rep_" + rep.when, rep)
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
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+[pytest]
+addopts=-p no:logging