pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest
ensure we no longer generate badtest ids
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type: bug
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Description
followup to #2969
we do generate test ids with various nonprintable charaters, this has led to the issue fixed in #2969
however this also means the env vars in some cases has a completely wrong test id that does not match the real test id
we should ensure consistency there
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Research direction
Start by reading issue #2969, then trace pytest's test-ID generation and the handling of the related environment variables. Done means test IDs containing nonprintable characters no longer cause the environment-variable ID to differ from the real test ID, with regression coverage for the inconsistency.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100