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Worker assign logic
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Hey all!
I already opened a similar ticket https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/1031
Could some one please explain to me logic, whats going on under the hood when xdist assign (using @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="example1")) group of test to worker ?
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Start by reading the related issue 1031 and examining how pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="example1") is handled in pytest-xdist. Trace the worker-assignment behavior and document the under-the-hood logic, including what is still unclear from the existing issue discussion.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- distributed-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Documentation
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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