pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

Re-run errored tests on another node

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Description

With https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/327 (errors due to out-of-memory), it would be useful if those tests could be run on another node automatically/optionally.

I guess that --dist=each would consider the test(s) to be OK if it failed only on one node, but I am using --dist=loadfile (for performance reasons).

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Start by reading issue #327 and comparing the described behavior of --dist=each with the current --dist=loadfile mode. Define the optional rerun-on-another-node behavior and its success criteria before locating the relevant implementation and tests; the issue does not name files or test entry points.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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