pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

File not found error not reported when using multi processes

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Description

Moved from pytest-dev/pytest#2282, reported by @orenovadia:


Hi,
I've noticed that when specifying positional arguments file_or_dir, The usual ERROR: file not found: dir_does_not_exist/ does not appear when running py.test with the -n option.

Example:
py.test -n2 dir_does_not_exist/

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Start by reproducing py.test -n2 dir_does_not_exist/ and compare it with the same command without -n. Trace how positional file_or_dir arguments are handled in multi-process mode, then add regression coverage for the missing-path case. Done means the usual ERROR: file not found: dir_does_not_exist/ is reported with -n.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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