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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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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

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