pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest

rough performance analysis of the current internals

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type: performance
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Description

this is the second followup to #401

its about time we take a good looks what eats time when executing pytest,
the last deep look was quite a while ago

Contributor guide

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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 reading issue #401 and profiling the current pytest execution path. The issue provides no files or tests to target; done would require identifying the main sources of execution time and recording the performance findings for follow-up work.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
performance, testing-qa
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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