pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest
deprecate setup.cfg support
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topic: config
type: deprecation
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Description
#3062 demonstrates that its not a sustainable option to hijack config files that will be parsed using a different parser
we should deprecate setup.cfg usage and unless someone comes up with a sustainable option to support it, drop it
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing issue #3062 and locating pytest's current setup.cfg handling. Done means establishing a sustainable alternative or deprecating and removing setup.cfg support, but the issue does not identify the relevant files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing-qa, tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100