pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-rerunfailures

[RFC] `--pdb`: Friendlier default (use warning and infer `--reruns 0`)

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Description

Assume pyproject.toml:

[tool.pytest.ini_options]
addopts = "--reruns 2"

Current behavior

Right now, passing --pdb will raise:

ERROR: --reruns incompatible with --pdb

Better: Assume --reruns 0 if --pdb

It's highly unlikely a person attempting to drop into a shell wants reruns. Rather than error, show a warning:

WARNING: --reruns incompatible with --pdb, --reruns will behave as if set to 0

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by locating the plugin's handling of --pdb and --reruns, then reproduce the pyproject.toml addopts example; done means the command warns instead of erroring and behaves as though --reruns were set to 0.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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