diff --git a/lua/neotest-python/base.lua b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
index 6d4a3d3..885ce1f 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
@@ -107,21 +107,53 @@ end
 ---@param python_command string[]
 ---@param config neotest-python._AdapterConfig
 ---@param runner string
----@return string
-local function scan_test_function_pattern(runner, config, python_command)
+---@return table {test_pattern: string, namespace_pattern: string}
+local function scan_pytest_config(runner, config, python_command)
   local test_function_pattern = "^test"
+  local namespace_pattern = "" -- For describe_prefixes
+  
   if runner == "pytest" and config.pytest_discovery then
-    local cmd = vim.tbl_flatten({ python_command, M.get_script_path(), "--pytest-extract-test-name-template" })
+    local cmd = vim.tbl_flatten({
+      python_command,
+      M.get_script_path(),
+      "--pytest-extract-test-name-template",
+    })
     local _, data = lib.process.run(cmd, { stdout = true, stderr = true })
 
     for line in vim.gsplit(data.stdout, "\n", true) do
-      if string.sub(line, 1, 1) == "{" and string.find(line, "python_functions") ~= nil then
+      if string.sub(line, 1, 1) == "{" then
         local pytest_option = vim.json.decode(line)
-        test_function_pattern = pytest_option.python_functions
+        
+        -- Extract python_functions pattern
+        if pytest_option.python_functions then
+          local patterns = vim.split(pytest_option.python_functions, " ", { trimempty = true })
+          local regex_parts = vim.tbl_map(function(p)
+            return "^" .. p:gsub("%*", "")
+          end, patterns)
+          test_function_pattern = table.concat(regex_parts, "|")
+        end
+        
+        -- Extract describe_prefixes pattern (from pytest-describe plugin)
+        if pytest_option.describe_prefixes then
+          local prefixes = vim.split(pytest_option.describe_prefixes, " ", { trimempty = true })
+          local prefix_patterns = vim.tbl_map(function(p)
+            return "^" .. p .. "_"
+          end, prefixes)
+          namespace_pattern = table.concat(prefix_patterns, "|")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
-  return test_function_pattern
+  
+  -- Default namespace patterns if none configured
+  if namespace_pattern == "" then
+    namespace_pattern = "^(describe_|context_|when_|given_|scenario_|requirement_)"
+  end
+  
+  return {
+    test_pattern = test_function_pattern,
+    namespace_pattern = namespace_pattern,
+  }
 end
 
 ---@param python_command string[]
@@ -129,9 +161,20 @@ end
 ---@param runner string
 ---@return string
 M.treesitter_queries = function(runner, config, python_command)
-  local test_function_pattern = scan_test_function_pattern(runner, config, python_command)
-  return string.format([[
-    ;; Match undecorated functions
+  local patterns = scan_pytest_config(runner, config, python_command)
+  local test_function_pattern = patterns.test_pattern
+  local namespace_pattern = patterns.namespace_pattern
+  
+  return string.format(
+    [[
+    ;; Match container functions (describe_*, context_*, when_*, given_*, scenario_*, requirement_*)
+    ;; These create namespaces for organizing tests
+    ((function_definition
+      name: (identifier) @namespace.name)
+      (#match? @namespace.name "%s"))
+      @namespace.definition
+
+    ;; Match undecorated test functions
     ((function_definition
       name: (identifier) @test.name)
       (#match? @test.name "%s"))
@@ -148,7 +191,7 @@ M.treesitter_queries = function(runner, config, python_command)
     (decorated_definition
       (class_definition
        name: (identifier) @namespace.name))
-      @namespace.definition
+       @namespace.definition
 
     ;; Match undecorated classes: namespaces nest so #not-has-parent is used
     ;; to ensure each namespace is annotated only once
@@ -158,7 +201,11 @@ M.treesitter_queries = function(runner, config, python_command)
       @namespace.definition
      (#not-has-parent? @namespace.definition decorated_definition)
     )
-  ]], test_function_pattern, test_function_pattern)
+  ]],
+    namespace_pattern,
+    test_function_pattern,
+    test_function_pattern
+  )
 end
 
 M.get_root =
diff --git a/lua/neotest-python/base.lua.bak b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua.bak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d4a3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua.bak
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+local nio = require("nio")
+local lib = require("neotest.lib")
+local Path = require("plenary.path")
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.is_test_file(file_path)
+  if not vim.endswith(file_path, ".py") then
+    return false
+  end
+  local elems = vim.split(file_path, Path.path.sep)
+  local file_name = elems[#elems]
+  return vim.startswith(file_name, "test_") or vim.endswith(file_name, "_test.py")
+end
+
+M.module_exists = function(module, python_command)
+  return lib.process.run(vim
+    .iter({
+      python_command,
+      "-c",
+      "import " .. module,
+    })
+    :flatten()
+    :totable()) == 0
+end
+
+local python_command_mem = {}
+local venv_bin = vim.loop.os_uname().sysname:match("Windows") and "Scripts" or "bin"
+
+---@return string[]
+function M.get_python_command(root)
+  root = root or vim.loop.cwd()
+  if python_command_mem[root] then
+    return python_command_mem[root]
+  end
+  -- Use activated virtualenv.
+  if vim.env.VIRTUAL_ENV then
+    python_command_mem[root] = { Path:new(vim.env.VIRTUAL_ENV, venv_bin, "python").filename }
+    return python_command_mem[root]
+  end
+
+  for _, pattern in ipairs({ "*", ".*" }) do
+    local match = nio.fn.glob(Path:new(root or nio.fn.getcwd(), pattern, "pyvenv.cfg").filename)
+    if match ~= "" then
+      python_command_mem[root] = { (Path:new(match):parent() / venv_bin / "python").filename }
+      return python_command_mem[root]
+    end
+  end
+
+  if lib.files.exists("Pipfile") then
+    local success, exit_code, data = pcall(lib.process.run, { "pipenv", "--py" }, { stdout = true })
+    if success and exit_code == 0 then
+      local venv = data.stdout:gsub("\r?\n", "")
+      if venv then
+        python_command_mem[root] = { Path:new(venv).filename }
+        return python_command_mem[root]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  if lib.files.exists("pyproject.toml") then
+    local success, exit_code, data = pcall(
+      lib.process.run,
+      { "poetry", "run", "poetry", "env", "info", "-p" },
+      { stdout = true }
+    )
+    if success and exit_code == 0 then
+      local venv = data.stdout:gsub("\r?\n", "")
+      if venv then
+        python_command_mem[root] = { Path:new(venv, venv_bin, "python").filename }
+        return python_command_mem[root]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  if lib.files.exists("uv.lock") then
+    local success, exit_code, data = pcall(
+      lib.process.run,
+      { "uv", "run", "python", "-c", "import sys; print(sys.executable)" },
+      { stdout = true }
+    )
+    if success and exit_code == 0 then
+      python_command_mem[root] = { Path:new(data).filename }
+      return python_command_mem[root]
+    end
+  end
+
+  -- Fallback to system Python.
+  python_command_mem[root] = {
+    nio.fn.exepath("python3") or nio.fn.exepath("python") or "python",
+  }
+  return python_command_mem[root]
+end
+
+---@return string
+function M.get_script_path()
+  local paths = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("neotest.py", true)
+  for _, path in ipairs(paths) do
+    if vim.endswith(path, ("neotest-python%sneotest.py"):format(lib.files.sep)) then
+      return path
+    end
+  end
+
+  error("neotest.py not found")
+end
+
+---@param python_command string[]
+---@param config neotest-python._AdapterConfig
+---@param runner string
+---@return string
+local function scan_test_function_pattern(runner, config, python_command)
+  local test_function_pattern = "^test"
+  if runner == "pytest" and config.pytest_discovery then
+    local cmd = vim.tbl_flatten({ python_command, M.get_script_path(), "--pytest-extract-test-name-template" })
+    local _, data = lib.process.run(cmd, { stdout = true, stderr = true })
+
+    for line in vim.gsplit(data.stdout, "\n", true) do
+      if string.sub(line, 1, 1) == "{" and string.find(line, "python_functions") ~= nil then
+        local pytest_option = vim.json.decode(line)
+        test_function_pattern = pytest_option.python_functions
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return test_function_pattern
+end
+
+---@param python_command string[]
+---@param config neotest-python._AdapterConfig
+---@param runner string
+---@return string
+M.treesitter_queries = function(runner, config, python_command)
+  local test_function_pattern = scan_test_function_pattern(runner, config, python_command)
+  return string.format([[
+    ;; Match undecorated functions
+    ((function_definition
+      name: (identifier) @test.name)
+      (#match? @test.name "%s"))
+      @test.definition
+
+    ;; Match decorated function, including decorators in definition
+    (decorated_definition
+      ((function_definition
+        name: (identifier) @test.name)
+        (#match? @test.name "%s")))
+        @test.definition
+
+    ;; Match decorated classes, including decorators in definition
+    (decorated_definition
+      (class_definition
+       name: (identifier) @namespace.name))
+      @namespace.definition
+
+    ;; Match undecorated classes: namespaces nest so #not-has-parent is used
+    ;; to ensure each namespace is annotated only once
+    (
+     (class_definition
+      name: (identifier) @namespace.name)
+      @namespace.definition
+     (#not-has-parent? @namespace.definition decorated_definition)
+    )
+  ]], test_function_pattern, test_function_pattern)
+end
+
+M.get_root =
+  lib.files.match_root_pattern("pyproject.toml", "setup.cfg", "mypy.ini", "pytest.ini", "setup.py")
+
+function M.create_dap_config(python_path, script_path, script_args, dap_args)
+  return vim.tbl_extend("keep", {
+    type = "python",
+    name = "Neotest Debugger",
+    request = "launch",
+    python = python_path,
+    program = script_path,
+    cwd = nio.fn.getcwd(),
+    args = script_args,
+  }, dap_args or {})
+end
+
+local stored_runners = {}
+
+function M.get_runner(python_path)
+  local command_str = table.concat(python_path, " ")
+  if stored_runners[command_str] then
+    return stored_runners[command_str]
+  end
+  local vim_test_runner = vim.g["test#python#runner"]
+  if vim_test_runner == "pyunit" then
+    return "unittest"
+  end
+  if
+    vim_test_runner and lib.func_util.index({ "unittest", "pytest", "django" }, vim_test_runner)
+  then
+    return vim_test_runner
+  end
+  local runner = M.module_exists("pytest", python_path) and "pytest"
+    or M.module_exists("django", python_path) and "django"
+    or "unittest"
+  stored_runners[command_str] = runner
+  return runner
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/neotest_python/pytest.py b/neotest_python/pytest.py
index 57e3e27..4a43824 100644
--- a/neotest_python/pytest.py
+++ b/neotest_python/pytest.py
@@ -240,8 +240,16 @@ def maybe_debugpy_postmortem(excinfo):
 class TestNameTemplateExtractor:
     @staticmethod
     def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config):
-        config = {"python_functions": config.getini("python_functions")[0]}
-        print(f"\n{json.dumps(config)}\n")
+        extracted_config = {
+            "python_functions": " ".join(config.getini("python_functions"))
+        }
+
+        # Extract describe_prefixes if pytest-describe is configured
+        describe_prefixes = config.getini("describe_prefixes")
+        if describe_prefixes:
+            extracted_config["describe_prefixes"] = " ".join(describe_prefixes)
+
+        print(f"\n{json.dumps(extracted_config)}\n")
 
 
 def extract_test_name_template(args) -> int: