text: '''session level fixtures'''
  
  import pytest
  
  from common import SFTP_LOCAL
  from sftpretty import Connection
  
  
  @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
  def lsftp(request):
      '''setup a session long connection to the local sftp server'''
      lsftp = Connection(**SFTP_LOCAL)
      request.addfinalizer(lsftp.close)
      return lsftp  # provide the fixture value
  