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Is there a way to run groups in parallel

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Description

test.py

import pytest
import time

@pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="group1")
def test_1_1():
    time.sleep(5)
    assert True

@pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="group1")
def test_1_2():
    time.sleep(5)
    assert True
pytest -n auto --dist loadgroup test.py 

Is there a way to get group1 to run in parallel and take ~5s rather than ~10s it takes with the above setup

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Start with the test.py example and the pytest -n auto --dist loadgroup test.py command, then trace how xdist_group and loadgroup schedule tests. Establish whether tests within one group can run in parallel and define the expected behavior or documentation needed, with the result validated against the reported 5-second versus 10-second timing.

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Assessment

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