pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-timeout

pytest-timeout requires pytest>7 but does not explicitly require it

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Description

please add this to your requirements!

this is leading to confusing error messages for people installing pytest-timeout on legacy docker images for example..
https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12107

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No file or test is named. Start by locating the package's dependency metadata and check how pytest-timeout declares its pytest requirement. Reproduce installation against an older pytest environment, then verify that the declared requirement prevents the confusing legacy-image error.

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Tech stack
python
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testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
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1-3 hours
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