tektronix / tektronix/tm_data_types
[BUG]: tests periodically exhibit false failures in GitHub workflows
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 8
- Forks
- 14
- Avg merge
- 3d 10h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 4
Description
Description of the bug
Periodically the tests will fail on one of the OS/Python version matrices. These failures are always false, and a re-run will pass.
Steps To Reproduce
run test-code.yml workflow
Environment Information
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Additional Information
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Contributor guide
First steps
- 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 the test-code.yml workflow and inspect the logs for failed OS/Python matrix jobs, comparing failed runs with successful reruns. Done means the source of the intermittent false failures is identified and the workflow no longer reports spurious test failures.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, python
- Domain
- ci-cd, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100