pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

Include module doctests when using `--looponfail`

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Description

It seems --looponfail does not compose with --doctest-modules. Or at least I have not been able to figure out how. Is there a way to run doctests with --looponfail?

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No files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the interaction between --looponfail and --doctest-modules in pytest-xdist; done means module doctests are discovered and rerun correctly when a watched file changes.

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Tech stack
python
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testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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