Use tmp_path for storing plots when testing gaussian model example

example/observations_station_gaussian_model.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 """  # Noqa:D205,D400
 import logging
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Tuple
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
     DwdObservationResolution,
 )
 
+HERE = Path(__file__).parent
+
 log = logging.getLogger()
 
 try:
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ class ModelYearlyGaussians:
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, station_data: StationsResult):
+    def __init__(self, station_data: StationsResult, plot_path: Path):
         self._station_data = station_data
 
         result_values = station_data.values.all().df.drop_nulls()
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, station_data: StationsResult):
 
         log.info(f"Fit Result message: {out.result.message}")
 
-        self.plot_data_and_model(valid_data, out, savefig_to_file=True)
+        self.plot_data_and_model(valid_data, out, savefig_to_file=True, plot_path=plot_path)
 
     def get_valid_data(self, result_values: pl.DataFrame) -> pl.DataFrame:
         valid_data_lst = []
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ def model_pars_update(
 
         return pars
 
-    def plot_data_and_model(self, valid_data: pl.DataFrame, out: ModelResult, savefig_to_file=True) -> None:
+    def plot_data_and_model(self, valid_data: pl.DataFrame, out: ModelResult, savefig_to_file, plot_path: Path) -> None:
         """plots the data and the model"""
         if savefig_to_file:
             _ = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 12))
@@ -153,21 +156,21 @@ def plot_data_and_model(self, valid_data: pl.DataFrame, out: ModelResult, savefi
         if savefig_to_file:
             number_of_years = valid_data.get_column("date").dt.year().n_unique()
             filename = f"{self.__class__.__qualname__}_wetter_model_{number_of_years}"
-            plt.savefig(filename, dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
+            plt.savefig(plot_path / filename, dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
             log.info("saved fig to file: " + filename)
             if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" not in os.environ:
                 plt.show()
 
 
-def main():
+def main(plot_path=HERE):
     """Run example."""
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
     station_data_one_year = station_example(start_date="2020-12-25", end_date="2022-01-01")
-    _ = ModelYearlyGaussians(station_data_one_year)
+    _ = ModelYearlyGaussians(station_data_one_year, plot_path=plot_path)
 
     station_data_many_years = station_example(start_date="1995-12-25", end_date="2022-12-31")
-    _ = ModelYearlyGaussians(station_data_many_years)
+    _ = ModelYearlyGaussians(station_data_many_years, plot_path=plot_path)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

tests/example/test_regular_examples.py

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def test_pdbufr_examples():
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(IS_CI and IS_LINUX, reason="stalls on Mac/Windows in CI")
 @pytest.mark.cflake
-def test_gaussian_example():
+def test_gaussian_example(tmp_path):
     from example import observations_station_gaussian_model
 
-    assert observations_station_gaussian_model.main() is None
+    assert observations_station_gaussian_model.main(tmp_path) is None
 
 
 # @pytest.mark.skipif(IS_CI, reason="radar examples not working in CI")