@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
def conn(request):
    ts = int(time.time())
    db_path_name = "db"
    db_name = f"{request.function.__name__}.sqlite3"
    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / db_path_name / db_name

    LOG.debug(f"Test DB @ {filepath}")
    engine = create_engine(f"sqlite:///{filepath}")
    connection = engine.connect()

    sal2.Base.metadata.drop_all(bind=engine)
    sal2.Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
    factory = scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=engine))
    sal2.Base.query = factory.query_property()
    session = factory()

    yield ConnResult(connection, session, engine)

    connection.close()
    engine.dispose()

Inside of my “tests” directory I added a “db” directory. Given the logic above, it spawns an entire new database for each test function so that I can go back and verify my database. For someone elses code, you just need to swap out “sal2” with the module name holding your sqlalchemy base and associated model classes. The only thing I wonder about is the issue with create_all. I remember there is a way to bind the metadata object without create_all but damn if I can remember it right now.