Simplify the %check section, we cannot reasonably test without tox installed

python-tox.spec

@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-# Tests requiring Internet connections are disabled by default
-# pass --with internet to run them (e.g. when doing a local rebuild
-# for sanity checks before committing). Example:
-# $ mock --enable-network --with internet <SRPM>
-%bcond_with internet
+# Tests are disbaled by default, they require:
+#  a) tested tox to be installed
+#  b) internet connection
+# To test, do the following:
+#  1) Build --without tests (the default)
+#     (e.g. fedpkg mockbuild)
+#  2) Install the built package
+#     (e.g. mock install ./results_python-tox/.../python3-tox-...rpm)
+#  3) Build again --with tests (and internet connection)
+#     (e.g. fedpkg mockbuild --enable-network --no-clean-all)
+# The Fedora CI tests do this.
+%bcond_with tests
 
 
 %global pypi_name tox
@@ -62,8 +69,7 @@ Obsoletes:      python2-tox < 2.9.1-4
 # Replace detox (no longer supported, functionality is now in tox)
 Obsoletes:      python3-detox < 0.19-5
 
-%if %{with internet}
-# for tests
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python3-filelock
 BuildRequires:  python3-flaky
 BuildRequires:  python3-freezegun
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-psutil
 BuildRequires:  python3-py
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-mock
-#BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-randomly -- not packaged
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-randomly
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-xdist
 BuildRequires:  python3-toml
 BuildRequires:  python3-virtualenv
@@ -84,8 +90,13 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-wheel
 BuildRequires:  (python3-importlib-metadata if python3 < 3.8)
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/gcc
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/git
+BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/pip
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/poetry
+BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/pytest
+BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/python
 BuildRequires:  libffi-devel
+# The tests only work if the tested tox is installed :(
+BuildRequires:  %{pypi_name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
 
 %?python_enable_dependency_generator
@@ -114,29 +125,9 @@ rm -rf %{pypi_name}.egg-info
 %install
 %py3_install
 
-# if internet connection available, run tests
-%if %{with internet}
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
-# there will be failures like
-#    ModuleNotFoundError: tox
-# or InterpreterNotFound: python
-# We juggle the environment variables as much as we can, but it's not perfect.
-# To workaround this:
-#    1. build --without internet
-#    2. install the new python3-tox
-#    3. build --with internet
-mkdir .path
-ln -s %{__python3} .path/python
-ln -s /usr/bin/easy_install-%{python3_version} .path/easy_install
-ln -s /usr/bin/pytest-%{python3_version} .path/pytest
-ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 .path/pip
-export PATH=$(pwd)/.path:%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH
-export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}
-export TOXENV=py%{python3_version_nodots}
-export TOX_TESTENV_PASSENV="PATH TOX_TESTENV_PASSENV"
-# TODO figure out why PEP517/518 tests and test_provision_cli_args_ignore won't pass
-pytest-3 -n auto -k "not test_verbose_isolated_build and not test_dist_exists_version_change and not test_provision_cli_args_ignore"
-rm -rf .path
+%pytest -n auto
 %endif
 
 %files -n python3-%{pypi_name}

tests/tests.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     tests:
     - rpmbuild:
         dir: .
-        run: "dnf -y build-dep --define '_with_internet 1' {{ tenv_workdir }}/python-tox.spec && rpmbuild --define '_sourcedir {{ tenv_workdir }}' --with internet -ba {{ tenv_workdir }}/python-tox.spec"
+        run: "dnf -y build-dep --define '_with_tests 1' {{ tenv_workdir }}/python-tox.spec && rpmbuild --define '_sourcedir {{ tenv_workdir }}' --with tests -ba {{ tenv_workdir }}/python-tox.spec"
     - smoke27:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: VERSION=2.7 METHOD=virtualenv ./venv.sh