Q:

Run python behave from python instead of command line

Is there any way to run python behave from within python and not via command line?
default usage: run behave command in base folder with features/steps
desired usage: call a function (or have a certain import) which executes the behave tests in a specified folder

A:

Found the solution by working through the behave source code: 
from behave.__main__ import main as behave_main
behave_main("path/to/specified/folder")

The main method of behave enumerates and processes all paths it finds in its arguments.

