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pytest-xdist is a pytest plugin which allows test execution in parallel. Paralellization works both by running a configurable number of processes on the same host, and across multiple hosts. It also supports running tests on multiple platforms and Python interpreters in parallel. Additionally, it supports automatic re-running of failed tests.

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What is the difference between Selenium Grid and pytest-xdist plugin?

I'm new to parallel testing and I was wondering what the difference is between them. Apparently, pytest-xdist does not need Selenium Grid to run. It can be used with Selenium alone. Does anybody have any clue or resource where I can learn the…
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pytest-xdist: How to execute a method (where I initialize DB mocks for all the tests in that file) before the test methods are executed

I have a test suite that used to be executed with pytest and I used the method before_all_tests(request) in each test file to initialize the db mockups for those tests. I wanted to use pytest-xdist to run them parallelly, but…
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How to disable pytest xdist only when pytest is called with filters?

When I run all pytests I do want to fully benefit from spreading the load on all m cores (xdist) but when I run a subset of them is almost always for development/debugging purposes, case in which I do want to avoid the downsides of xdist as: slower…
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Pytest, change counter that is passed to markers dynamically

I am reading my test data from a Python file as follows. //testdata.py -- its a list of sets. TEST_DATA = [ ( {"test_scenario":"1"}, {"test_case_id":1} ), ( {"test_scenario":"2"}, {"test_case_id":2} ) ] Now I use this test data as part of a pytest…
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Can we run multiple marker in parallel?

I have a python script and say I have 10 test cases in it. 5 are part of marker1 and another 5 are part of marker2. I want to start 2 threads in parallel so marker1 tests can run in 1 thread and marker2 tests can run in another. And my execution…
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Why is pytest asking to specify --tx

After multiple successful tests, pytest is suddenly throwing this error: $ pytest -vvv -x --internal --oclint -n -32 ============================= test session starts ============================== platform darwin -- Python 3.7.7, pytest-5.4.1,…
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pytest xdist plugin is running unconventionally with pytest_addoption hook

I am running pytest_addoption hook along with pytest xdist plugin def pytest_addoption(parser): parser.addoption("--env", action="append", default=[], help="list of env's to pass to test functions") def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc): if…
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How to execute pytest paralelly through xdist plugin?

How can I run my pytests parallely on multiple custom environments ? I have pytest-xdist as well. Not sure if this plugin helps test_test.py @pytest.mark.env("env1", "env2", "env3") def test_check(env): print("Chosen {} for test_check…
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How can I adjust the number of threads with pytest + xdist?

To run parallel tests on mobile devices, I use pytest + xdist. I want to run as many threads as I have connected devices, no more. I pass "-n 4" as command line argument, but I can't change it after test launch if I need 2 threads, not 4. How can I…
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pytest-xdist generate random & uniqe ports for each test

I'm using pytest-xdist plugin to run some test using the @pytest.mark.parametrize to run the same test with different parameters. As part of these tests, I need to open/close web servers and the ports are generated at collection time. xdist does the…
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Can pytest xdist tests log to the same configuration?

I'm using pytest with the xdist plugin to run a large suite of tests. These tests can take a few hours to run, so I'd like to see certain information while they are running. The items I'd like to see are the errors when tests fail, how many tests…
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pytest xdist and setup hook execution

I am having trouble getting my plugin pytest_runtest_setup hook executing with xdist plugin. It executes without specifying -n option, but as soon as I specify that option the hook doesn't execute. My pytest_runtest_makereport always works. Any…
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Trying to understand pytest-xdist failures for parametrized tests

I have some parametrized tests that use a fixture defined in conftest. My tests are failing when pytest-xdist is used but pass with standard pytest. The fixture creates a directory which is then used by the test and I'm getting IOErrors. From the…
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