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unittest pytester subprocess option tooling/usage
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plugin: pytester
type: proposal
type: removal
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Description
follow-up to #6444
its no longer clear if the process control option for the testsuite still works for our testsuite, we should evaluate if we want to fix/support it or drop it (breaking change for plugins using pytester)
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 with follow-up issue #6444 and the pytester subprocess process-control option. Determine whether the option still works for the test suite, then decide whether it should be supported, fixed, or removed, including the breaking impact on plugins using pytester.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100