I assume byDoctestItem only being available from_pytest.doctest.DoctestItem, it's an internal / unstable API.

If I'm completely mistaken in that assumption please let me know

What's the problem this feature will solve?

Stable import for:

• isinstance checking inside of autorun setup fixtures w/doctest_namespace (see my libtmux, libvcs examples, as well and cs.github.com search query)
• other plugins re-usingDoctestItem, e.g. my docutils plugin

Describe the solution you'd like

Perhapspytest.DoctestItem or something of the sort

Alternative Solutions

Further battle-testing ofpytest's doctest plugin to stabilize the API, then exporting it

Additional context

I am usingDoctestItem on 3+ open source projects and need a stable place to import the type from

1. libtmux/conftest.py
2. libvcs/src/libvcs/conftest.py
3. pytest-doctest-docutils (overrides pytest's doctest plugin)
4. Seesearch for/from.*DoctestItem/ language:Python on cs.github.com