Merge pull request #888 from aDNAn-itis/883

removing the deprecated TestRunner

Author: matteobachetti

docs/changes/888.deprecation.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The use of ``astropy.tests.runner.TestRunner``  is now deprecated.

docs/index.rst

@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ Finally, install ``stingray`` itself::
 Test Suite
 ----------
 
-Please be sure to run the test suite before you use the package, and please report anything
+It's generally a good idea to run the test suite before you use the package, and please report anything
 you think might be bugs on our GitHub `Issues page <https://github.com/StingraySoftware/stingray/issues>`_.
 
-Stingray uses `py.test <https://pytest.org>`_ and `tox
+Stingray uses `pytest <https://pytest.org>`_ and `tox
 <https://tox.readthedocs.io>`_ for testing.
 
 If you downloaded the source code, e.g. via `git clone`, run the tests with::
@@ -246,16 +246,13 @@ To run a specific test file (e.g., test_io.py), try::
     $ py.test tests/test_io.py
 
 If you have installed Stingray via pip or conda, the source directory might
-not be easily accessible. Once installed, you can also run the tests using::
+not be easily accessible. In this case, you can install the libraries needed for tests with::
 
-   $ python -c 'import stingray; stingray.test()'
+    $ pip install "stingray[test]"
 
-or from within a python interpreter:
+and then run the tests with::
 
-.. doctest-skip::
-
-   >>> import stingray
-   >>> stingray.test()
+    $ pytest --pyargs stingray
 
 Building the Documentation
 --------------------------

stingray/_astropy_init.py

@@ -14,14 +14,3 @@
     from .version import version as __version__
 except ImportError:
     __version__ = ""
-
-
-if not _ASTROPY_SETUP_:  # noqa
-    import os
-
-    # Create the test function for self test
-    from astropy.tests.runner import TestRunner
-
-    test = TestRunner.make_test_runner_in(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-    test.__test__ = False
-    __all__ += ["test"]