In unit tests I need to load fixtures, as below:

   class TestQuestionBankViews(TestCase):

        # Load fixtures
        fixtures = ['qbank']

        def setUp(self):                           
            login = self.client.login(email="mail@gmail.com",password="welcome")        


        def test_starting_an_exam_view(self):               
            candidate = Candidate.objects.get(email="mail@gmail.com")
            .......etc


        def test_review_view(self):
            self.assertTrue(True)            
            .........

       def test_review_view2(self):
            self.assertTrue(True)
            .........

Problem:

These fixtures are loading for every test, i.e. before test_review_view, test_review_view2, etc., as Django flushes the database after every test.

This behaviour is causing tests to take a long time to complete.

How can I prevent this redundant fixture loading?

Is there a way to load fixtures in setUp and flush them when the test class is finished, instead of flushing between every test?

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