Add package property to FixtureRequest

src/_pytest/fixtures.py

@@ -464,6 +464,17 @@
         assert mod is not None
         return mod.obj
 
+    @property
+    def package(self):
+        """Python package object where the test function was collected."""
+        if self.scope not in ("function", "class", "module", "package"):
+            raise AttributeError(
+                f"package not available in {self.scope}-scoped context"
+            )
+        pkg = self._pyfuncitem.getparent(_pytest.python.Package)
+        assert pkg is not None
+        return pkg.obj
+
     @property
     def path(self) -> Path:
         """Path where the test function was collected."""

testing/test_doctest.py

@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ def auto(request):
         result.stdout.no_fnmatch_line("*FAILURES*")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*=== 1 passed in *"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("scope", SCOPES)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("scope", [*SCOPES, "package"])
     def test_auto_use_request_attributes(self, pytester, scope):
         """Check that all attributes of a request in an autouse fixture
         behave as expected when requested for a doctest item.
@@ -1377,6 +1377,8 @@ def test_auto_use_request_attributes(self, pytester, scope):
 
             @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="{scope}")
             def auto(request):
+                if "{scope}" == 'package':
+                    assert request.package is None
                 if "{scope}" == 'module':
                     assert request.module is None
                 if "{scope}" == 'class':