pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest

Reduce memory usage of capture plugin

Open
#3,329 1 comment 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

plugin: capture type: performance
Dominant language
Python
Stars
14.5k
Forks
3.4k
Avg merge
2d 9h
Merged PRs (30d)
35

Description

From https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3323#issuecomment-374530836:

while pytests also keeps full reports, i beleive we should ... have items and reports drop more details/logging data in some way thats accessible/reloadable

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

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 with the referenced pytest issue comment and inspect the capture plugin and report-retention paths. Determine which report details or logging data can be dropped while remaining accessible or reloadable. Done means the capture plugin uses less memory without losing the required report information.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
performance, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.