How to make pytest wait for (manual) user action?

As of pytest 5, as a fixture, you can use this:

@pytest.fixture
def suspend_capture(pytestconfig):
    class suspend_guard:
        def __init__(self):
            self.capmanager = pytestconfig.pluginmanager.getplugin('capturemanager')
        def __enter__(self):
            self.capmanager.suspend_global_capture(in_=True)
        def __exit__(self, _1, _2, _3):
            self.capmanager.resume_global_capture()

    yield suspend_guard()

Example usage:

def test_input(suspend_capture):
    with suspend_capture:
        input("hello")

So, I found a hint by a pytest dev, based on which I basically do what the capsys.disable() function does:

@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def disconnect_component(pytestconfig):
    capmanager = pytestconfig.pluginmanager.getplugin('capturemanager')

    capmanager.suspend_global_capture(in_=True)
    input('Disconnect component, then press enter')
    capmanager.resume_global_capture()

    yield  # At this point all the tests with this fixture are run

    capmanager.suspend_global_capture(in_=True)
    input('Connect component again, then press enter')
    capmanager.resume_global_capture()

This works flawlessly as far as I can see. Don't forget the in_=True bit.

Edit: From pytest 3.3.0 (I think), capmanager.suspendcapture and capmanager.resumecapture were renamed to capmanager.suspend_global_capture and capmanager.resume_global_capture, respectively.