pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

Test collection is not working as expected when using "--tx socket"

Open
#775 0 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
1.9k
Forks
287
Avg merge
9h 30m
Merged PRs (30d)
2

Description

When trying to execute pytest using xdist over socket the test collection ignores the folder parameter.

The command:

pytest  <folder>/path/to/tests_a_folder -v -s -d --tx socket=10.50.60.55:6600 -o log_cli=true --durations=0 --junitxml=tests-results/unit_tests.xml --rsyncdir <folder> <folder>

The result is that pytest collects all the tests under and not the only the tests under <folder>/path/to/tests_a_folder

Using:
pytest 6.1.2
pytest-xdist 2.2.1

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported command with pytest 6.1.2 and pytest-xdist 2.2.1, using --tx socket and a nested tests folder. Trace test collection in socket mode to determine why the folder argument is ignored; done means only tests under the requested path are collected, with a regression test covering this command.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.