pytest plugins fail to load on pypy
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Description
While investigating using backports.unittest_mock in the unittest-mock branch, I discovered that on pypy (and pypy3), pytest seems not to find the pytest plugins.
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Start with the unittest-mock branch and the linked Travis CI build, comparing pytest plugin loading on PyPy and PyPy3 with the working environment. Trace why pytest does not find the plugins and verify the result by reproducing the build scenario with the backports.unittest_mock integration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100