pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest
enable gracefull handling and mitigation of -W error for pytest plugins and packages
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plugin: warnings
type: proposal
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Description
based on https://twitter.com/davidism/status/1484580868840558593
we should have a tool to help to turn a warning into a filterwarning expression
we should also shift toward having pytest/pytest plugin warnings be warnings, even when projects use -W error
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the issue text and its linked discussion to understand the proposed warning-handling behavior. The issue names no files or tests; completion would require defining and implementing a tool for generating filterwarning expressions and deciding how pytest and plugin warnings behave when projects use -W error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100