pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

Support for --ff/--lf

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Description

I looks like using xdist will update the cache of failed items, but using --lf then re-runs all tests.

I've asked in IRC (since I am not sure if this could/should be supported already), and @RonnyPfannschmidt asked me to create this issue.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported behavior by running the test suite with xdist and then using --lf; start by tracing how distributed runs update pytest's failed-item cache. Done means --lf reruns only the relevant failed tests after an xdist run, rather than all tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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