temporary_working_directory_(pytest).py

import pytest


@pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="function")
def temporary_working_directory(tmp_path_factory):
    """
    Create (and chdir into) a temporary working directory using
    PyTest facilities for the specified scope. After testing scope
    is complete, original working directory is restored and temporary
    working directory is removed. This fixture could be listed as
    a plugin in the pytest configuration or imported into and tuned
    for each test file.

    Use --basetemp to control the base location of the temporary
    working directory
        pytest --log-cli-level=DEBUG --capture=tee-sys --basetemp=/tmp/yourtmpdir -k test_module
    """
    from pathlib import Path

    cwd0 = Path().absolute()

    dn = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("_your_base_dirname")

    import logging

    _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
    _log.debug(f"Temporary working directory: {dn}")

    try:
        import os

        os.chdir(dn)

        yield

    finally:
        os.chdir(cwd0)

        try:
            _log.debug(f"Removing working directory: {dn}")
            import shutil

            shutil.rmtree(dn)
        except OSError:
            pass

The purpose of this fixture is to simply and ensure cleanup of files created as side effects of pytest modules.
This PyTest fixture can be imported into individual test files or automatically loaded by registering as a PyTest plugin.
If imported into individual files, the import line could look like the following, assuming this code has been put into a file of fixtures called tests.fixtures.fixtures.
from tests.fixtures.fixtures import temporary_working_directory