pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest
[FeatureRequest] Add --doctest-only to only collect doctests
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plugin: doctests
topic: collection
type: enhancement
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Description
When using pytest on CI you often want to test doctests / unittests / intergration tests separately. To enable this usecase it would be good to have a --doctest-only flag to enable running only the doctests
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Research direction
Start by tracing pytest's doctest collection and command-line option handling. Confirm the intended behavior for --doctest-only, then add coverage showing that doctests run while unit and integration tests are excluded.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100