# AssertionError: assert 'foo' == 'bar' in fixture setup

- **ID:** `python/pytest-assertion-error-in-fixture`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** runtime_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

An assertion inside a fixture fails during setup, causing the test to error out.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (90% success)
   ```
   with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
    assert 'foo' == 'bar'
   ```
2. **** (85% success)
   ```
   if condition:
    assert ...
else:
    pytest.skip('Condition not met')
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — This may not validate the fixture's setup correctly. (70% fail)
- **** — This hides the problem and may cause downstream issues. (80% fail)