pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

Failed unit test does not abort GitHub action

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Description

I tried with -n auto and intentionally failed some unit tests to check if it aborts GitHub action but it doesn't while simple pytest does abort.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported behavior by running intentionally failing unit tests with -n auto under a GitHub Action, then compare it with a simple pytest run. Trace where the distributed test run reports failure and where the action receives the result. Done means failed tests cause the GitHub Action to fail as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, python
Domain
ci-cd, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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