all.pytb

$ nosetests test_stuff.py
E.E
======================================================================
ERROR: test_assert_true (test_stuff.TestFail)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 17, in test_assert_true
    raise Exception
Exception

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ERROR: test_stuff.test_dotup
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/hogarth/envs/redacted/dev/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 197, in runTest
    self.test(*self.arg)
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 7, in test_dotup
    raise Exception
Exception

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Ran 3 tests in 0.005s

FAILED (errors=2)

just_flop.pytb

$ nosetests test_stuff.py --attr="flop"
E
======================================================================
ERROR: test_assert_true (test_stuff.TestFail)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 17, in test_assert_true
    raise Exception
Exception

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Ran 1 test in 0.003s

FAILED (errors=1)

no_escape_no_flot.bash

$ nosetests test_stuff.py --attr="!flop"
-bash: !flop: event not found

not_flop.pytb

$ nosetests test_stuff.py --attr="\!flop"

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Ran 0 tests in 0.000s

OK

not_flop_eval.pytb

$ nosetests test_stuff.py --eval-attr="not flop"
E.E
======================================================================
ERROR: test_assert_true (test_stuff.TestFail)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 17, in test_assert_true
    raise Exception
Exception

======================================================================
ERROR: test_stuff.test_dotup
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/hogarth/envs/zonza/dev/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 197, in runTest
    self.test(*self.arg)
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 7, in test_dotup
    raise Exception
Exception

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Ran 3 tests in 0.003s

FAILED (errors=2)

single_quotes.pytb

vagrant@vagrant-zonza-webapp-bork:~$ nosetests test_stuff.py --attr='!tup'
E.
======================================================================
ERROR: test_assert_true (test_stuff.TestFail)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 17, in test_assert_true
    raise Exception
Exception

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Ran 2 tests in 0.005s

FAILED (errors=1)
vagrant@vagrant-zonza-webapp-bork:~$ nosetests test_stuff.py --attr='!flop'
E.E
======================================================================
ERROR: test_assert_true (test_stuff.TestFail)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 17, in test_assert_true
    raise Exception
Exception

======================================================================
ERROR: test_stuff.test_dotup
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/hogarth/envs/zonza/dev/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 197, in runTest
    self.test(*self.arg)
  File "/home/vagrant/test_stuff.py", line 7, in test_dotup
    raise Exception
Exception

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 3 tests in 0.005s

FAILED (errors=2)

test_stuff.py

from nose.plugins.attrib import attr

from unittest import TestCase

@attr("tup")
def test_dotup():
    raise Exception


class TestThings(TestCase):
    def test_assert_true(self):
        assert(True)

@attr("flop")
class TestFail(TestThings):
    def test_assert_true(self):
        raise Exception