diff --git a/python/helpers/python-skeletons/pytest/__init__.py b/python/helpers/python-skeletons/pytest/__init__.py
index bc59c4a72f63..f57b3ee10801 100644
--- a/python/helpers/python-skeletons/pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/python/helpers/python-skeletons/pytest/__init__.py
@@ -66,6 +66,113 @@ class collect:
 def set_trace():
     """ invoke PDB set_trace debugging, dropping any IO capturing. """
 
+# _pytest.mark
+class mark:
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item):
+        """
+        This class may have any attribute, so this method should exist
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def skipif(condition, reason=None):
+        """skip the given test function if eval(condition) results in a True
+        value.
+
+        Optionally specify a reason for better reporting.
+
+        Evaluation happens within the module global context.
+        Example: ``skipif('sys.platform == "win32"')`` skips the test if
+        we are on the win32 platform.
+
+        see http://doc.pytest.org/en/latest/skipping.html
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def skip(reason=None):
+        """skip the given test function, optionally specify a reason for better reporting.
+
+        see http://doc.pytest.org/en/latest/skipping.html
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def xfail(condition=None, reason=None, raises=None, run=True, strict=False):
+        """mark the the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition)
+        has a True value.
+
+        Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if
+        you don't even want to execute the test function.
+
+        See http://doc.pytest.org/en/latest/skipping.html
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parametrize(argnames, argvalues, indirect=False, ids=None, scope=None):
+        """ Add new invocations to the underlying test function using the list
+        of argvalues for the given argnames.  Parametrization is performed
+        during the collection phase.  If you need to setup expensive resources
+        see about setting indirect to do it rather at test setup time.
+
+        :arg argnames: a comma-separated string denoting one or more argument
+                       names, or a list/tuple of argument strings.
+
+        :arg argvalues: The list of argvalues determines how often a
+            test is invoked with different argument values.  If only one
+            argname was specified argvalues is a list of values.  If N
+            argnames were specified, argvalues must be a list of N-tuples,
+            where each tuple-element specifies a value for its respective
+            argname.
+
+        :arg indirect: The list of argnames or boolean. A list of arguments'
+            names (subset of argnames). If True the list contains all names from
+            the argnames. Each argvalue corresponding to an argname in this list will
+            be passed as request.param to its respective argname fixture
+            function so that it can perform more expensive setups during the
+            setup phase of a test rather than at collection time.
+
+        :arg ids: list of string ids, or a callable.
+            If strings, each is corresponding to the argvalues so that they are
+            part of the test id. If None is given as id of specific test, the
+            automatically generated id for that argument will be used.
+            If callable, it should take one argument (a single argvalue) and return
+            a string or return None. If None, the automatically generated id for that
+            argument will be used.
+            If no ids are provided they will be generated automatically from
+            the argvalues.
+
+        :arg scope: if specified it denotes the scope of the parameters.
+            The scope is used for grouping tests by parameter instances.
+            It will also override any fixture-function defined scope, allowing
+            to set a dynamic scope using test context or configuration.
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def usefixtures(*fixturenames):
+        """mark tests as needing all of the specified fixtures.
+
+        see http://doc.pytest.org/en/latest/fixture.html#usefixtures
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def tryfirst(f):
+        """mark a hook implementation function such that the plugin machinery
+        will try to call it first/as early as possible.
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def trylast(f):
+        """mark a hook implementation function such that the plugin machinery
+        will try to call it last/as late as possible.
+        """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hookwrapper(f):
+        """A hook wrapper is a generator function which yields exactly once.
+        When pytest invokes hooks it first executes hook wrappers and passes
+        the same arguments as to the regular hooks.
+        """
+
 
 # _pytest.python
 def raises(ExpectedException, *args, **kwargs):