How to skip a pytest using an external fixture?

Question

Background

I am running a py.test with a fixture in a conftest file. You can see the code below(this all works fine):

example_test.py

Answer 1

Using inspiration from this answer to another SO question, I am using this approach to this problem which works well:

import pytest

@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
def requires_something(request):
    something = 'a_thing'
    if request.param != something:
        pytest.skip(f"Test requires {request.param} but environment has {something}")


@pytest.mark.parametrize('requires_something',('something_else',), indirect=True)
def test_indirect(requires_something):
    print("Executing test: test_indirect")