How can I see print() statements in behave (BDD)

Question

Context: I am using Python with Behave (BDD).

Whether I run my tests from the command line (behave) or from a custom main(), the behavior is the same: the test runs

Answer 1

I figured it out after spending more time reading the documentation. It is actually quite simple. By default, behave does not display any output (i.e. by using print()) unless there is a failure in the test. To force displaying all output regardless of the outcome of the test (pass/fail), all you need is to change some of the default settings. The easiest way to achieve that is to create a file named behave.ini in the root of your project's directory and put the following:

Filename: behave.ini

[behave]
stderr_capture=False
stdout_capture=False

Next time you run your behave tests, you will see all outputs from your debug statements whether your tests pass or fail.