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[docs] The difference between `--pyargs pkg.testing` vs. `testpaths = pkg/testing/`
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Hi,
TIL about --pyargs and now I have a question: what is the concrete difference between these two? Is one recommended over another? What happens if their use is combined?
It'd be nice if this could be outlined in the docs...
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Start by reading the pytest documentation for the --pyargs option and the testpaths configuration setting. Compare their behavior, explain whether either is recommended and what happens when they are combined, then add that explanation to the relevant documentation section.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation, testing
- Issue type
- Documentation
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- 3/5
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