PyTest xdist is a plugin that allows parallel and distributed execution of unittests.
PyTest xdist is a plugin that allows parallel and distributed execution of unittests.
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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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patch doesn't work with pytest when not specifying a directory
I have a weird problem with pytest and mock patching.
My django app calls currency exchanges' APIs when receiving a request.
I want to patch them while testing, but it doesn't work.
The command below succeeds. It doesn't send any request to real…
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Pytest-xdist works with pip but not with pipenv. No tests are loaded/scheduled
Pytest works when I have it installed through pip and pipenv. However, when using the pytest-xdist plugin with the command e.g pytest -n 4, this only works with pip and not pipenv. No tests are scheduled or…
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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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Python3 xdist with addoption
I want to use the custom options with distributed and subprocess testing.
I have 2 addoption --resources_dir and --output_dir.
Try to start it with :
python3 -m pytest -vs --junitxml=/tmp/result_alert_test.xml --resources_dir=test/resources…
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Concurrent pytest and namespace
I have multiple tests which I run in a concurrent mode (-n) with xdist plugin.
Every test creates a personal helper object from a Helper class with specific settings. But finally attributes from different tests are mixed in objects.
One test has…
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PyTest: One test to contact more then one device
looking around a bit and I can't seem to find this answer. I am new to pytest so I could be wording what I am trying to do incorrectly or searching with wrong parameters but here I go.
I made a test that SSH's to a router and checks that it logged…
Keith
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record_xml_property does not work with xdist
I am actively using record_xml_property fixture in my tests, but unfortunately it just does not work with xdsit plugin. I've tried to implement a workaround. Instead of directly add properties to the reporter, I put them to the…
Ilya
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how to remove *.pyc files created by pytest
I just started using pytest with pytest-xdist, to execute tests on remote hosts.
the remote host (windows) are using the socketserver.py module found on https://pytest.org/latest/xdist.html
my problem is that it seems like each time I execute a…
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pytest scope function not creating 2 instances of browser
I am trying to run 2 tests in parallel using xdist so before that I tried to make each test independent.
This is where I'm setting up browser.
@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
def moduleSetup(request):
driver = webdriver.Firefox()
def…
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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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