Before: Save g:ale_python_autoflake_executable Save g:ale_python_autoflake_options " Use an invalid global executable, so we don't match it. let g:ale_python_autoflake_executable = 'xxxinvalid' let g:ale_python_autoflake_options = '' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/fixers') let g:dir = getcwd() let b:bin_dir = has('win32') ? 'Scripts' : 'bin' After: Restore unlet! b:bin_dir call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(The autoflake callback should return the correct default values): AssertEqual \ 0, \ ale#fixers#autoflake#Fix(bufnr('')) silent execute 'file ' . fnameescape(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/env/' . b:bin_dir . '/autoflake')) \ . ' --in-place ' \ . ' %t', \ 'read_temporary_file': 1, \ }, \ ale#fixers#autoflake#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The autoflake callback should include options): let g:ale_python_autoflake_options = '--some-option' silent execute 'file ' . fnameescape(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/subdir/foo/bar.py') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/../test-files/python/with_virtualenv/env/' . b:bin_dir . '/autoflake')) \ . ' --some-option' \ . ' --in-place ' \ . ' %t', \ 'read_temporary_file': 1, \ }, \ ale#fixers#autoflake#Fix(bufnr(''))