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.. _`cache_provider`:
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.. _cache:
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How to re-run failed tests and maintain state between test runs
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Usage
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---------
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The plugin provides two command line options to rerun failures from the
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last ``pytest`` invocation:
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* ``--lf``, ``--last-failed`` - to only re-run the failures.
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* ``--ff``, ``--failed-first`` - to run the failures first and then the rest of
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the tests.
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For cleanup (usually not needed), a ``--cache-clear`` option allows to remove
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all cross-session cache contents ahead of a test run.
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Other plugins may access the `config.cache`_ object to set/get
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**json encodable** values between ``pytest`` invocations.
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.. note::
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This plugin is enabled by default, but can be disabled if needed: see
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:ref:`cmdunregister` (the internal name for this plugin is
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``cacheprovider``).
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Rerunning only failures or failures first
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-----------------------------------------------
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First, let's create 50 test invocation of which only 2 fail:
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.. code-block:: python
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# content of test_50.py
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import pytest
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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pytest.fail("bad luck")
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If you run this for the first time you will see two failures:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest -q
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.................F.......F........................ [100%]
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================================= FAILURES =================================
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_______________________________ test_num[17] _______________________________
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i = 17
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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_______________________________ test_num[25] _______________________________
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i = 25
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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========================= short test summary info ==========================
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[17] - Failed: bad luck
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[25] - Failed: bad luck
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2 failed, 48 passed in 0.12s
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If you then run it with ``--lf``:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest --lf
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=========================== test session starts ============================
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platform linux -- Python 3.x.y, pytest-7.x.y, pluggy-1.x.y
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rootdir: /home/sweet/project
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collected 2 items
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run-last-failure: rerun previous 2 failures
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test_50.py FF [100%]
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================================= FAILURES =================================
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_______________________________ test_num[17] _______________________________
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i = 17
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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_______________________________ test_num[25] _______________________________
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i = 25
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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========================= short test summary info ==========================
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[17] - Failed: bad luck
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[25] - Failed: bad luck
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============================ 2 failed in 0.12s =============================
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You have run only the two failing tests from the last run, while the 48 passing
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tests have not been run ("deselected").
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Now, if you run with the ``--ff`` option, all tests will be run but the first
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previous failures will be executed first (as can be seen from the series
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of ``FF`` and dots):
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest --ff
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=========================== test session starts ============================
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platform linux -- Python 3.x.y, pytest-7.x.y, pluggy-1.x.y
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rootdir: /home/sweet/project
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collected 50 items
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run-last-failure: rerun previous 2 failures first
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test_50.py FF................................................ [100%]
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================================= FAILURES =================================
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_______________________________ test_num[17] _______________________________
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i = 17
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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_______________________________ test_num[25] _______________________________
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i = 25
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@pytest.mark.parametrize("i", range(50))
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def test_num(i):
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if i in (17, 25):
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> pytest.fail("bad luck")
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E Failed: bad luck
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test_50.py:7: Failed
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========================= short test summary info ==========================
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[17] - Failed: bad luck
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FAILED test_50.py::test_num[25] - Failed: bad luck
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======================= 2 failed, 48 passed in 0.12s =======================
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.. _`config.cache`:
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New ``--nf``, ``--new-first`` options: run new tests first followed by the rest
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of the tests, in both cases tests are also sorted by the file modified time,
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with more recent files coming first.
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Behavior when no tests failed in the last run
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---------------------------------------------
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When no tests failed in the last run, or when no cached ``lastfailed`` data was
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found, ``pytest`` can be configured either to run all of the tests or no tests,
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using the ``--last-failed-no-failures`` option, which takes one of the following values:
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.. code-block:: bash
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pytest --last-failed --last-failed-no-failures all # run all tests (default behavior)
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pytest --last-failed --last-failed-no-failures none # run no tests and exit
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The new config.cache object
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.. regendoc:wipe
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Plugins or conftest.py support code can get a cached value using the
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pytest ``config`` object. Here is a basic example plugin which
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implements a :ref:`fixture <fixture>` which re-uses previously created state
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across pytest invocations:
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.. code-block:: python
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# content of test_caching.py
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import pytest
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import time
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def expensive_computation():
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print("running expensive computation...")
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@pytest.fixture
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def mydata(request):
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val = request.config.cache.get("example/value", None)
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if val is None:
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expensive_computation()
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val = 42
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request.config.cache.set("example/value", val)
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return val
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def test_function(mydata):
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assert mydata == 23
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If you run this command for the first time, you can see the print statement:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest -q
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F [100%]
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================================= FAILURES =================================
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______________________________ test_function _______________________________
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mydata = 42
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def test_function(mydata):
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> assert mydata == 23
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E assert 42 == 23
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test_caching.py:20: AssertionError
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-------------------------- Captured stdout setup ---------------------------
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running expensive computation...
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========================= short test summary info ==========================
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FAILED test_caching.py::test_function - assert 42 == 23
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1 failed in 0.12s
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If you run it a second time, the value will be retrieved from
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the cache and nothing will be printed:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest -q
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F [100%]
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================================= FAILURES =================================
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______________________________ test_function _______________________________
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mydata = 42
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def test_function(mydata):
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> assert mydata == 23
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E assert 42 == 23
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test_caching.py:20: AssertionError
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========================= short test summary info ==========================
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FAILED test_caching.py::test_function - assert 42 == 23
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1 failed in 0.12s
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See the :fixture:`config.cache fixture <cache>` for more details.
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Inspecting Cache content
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------------------------
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You can always peek at the content of the cache using the
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``--cache-show`` command line option:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest --cache-show
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=========================== test session starts ============================
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platform linux -- Python 3.x.y, pytest-7.x.y, pluggy-1.x.y
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rootdir: /home/sweet/project
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cachedir: /home/sweet/project/.pytest_cache
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--------------------------- cache values for '*' ---------------------------
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cache/lastfailed contains:
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{'test_caching.py::test_function': True}
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cache/nodeids contains:
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['test_caching.py::test_function']
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cache/stepwise contains:
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[]
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example/value contains:
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42
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========================== no tests ran in 0.12s ===========================
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``--cache-show`` takes an optional argument to specify a glob pattern for
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filtering:
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.. code-block:: pytest
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$ pytest --cache-show example/*
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=========================== test session starts ============================
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platform linux -- Python 3.x.y, pytest-7.x.y, pluggy-1.x.y
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rootdir: /home/sweet/project
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cachedir: /home/sweet/project/.pytest_cache
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----------------------- cache values for 'example/*' -----------------------
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example/value contains:
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42
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========================== no tests ran in 0.12s ===========================
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Clearing Cache content
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----------------------
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You can instruct pytest to clear all cache files and values
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by adding the ``--cache-clear`` option like this:
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.. code-block:: bash
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pytest --cache-clear
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This is recommended for invocations from Continuous Integration
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servers where isolation and correctness is more important
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than speed.
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.. _cache stepwise:
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Stepwise
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--------
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As an alternative to ``--lf -x``, especially for cases where you expect a large part of the test suite will fail, ``--sw``, ``--stepwise`` allows you to fix them one at a time. The test suite will run until the first failure and then stop. At the next invocation, tests will continue from the last failing test and then run until the next failing test. You may use the ``--stepwise-skip`` option to ignore one failing test and stop the test execution on the second failing test instead. This is useful if you get stuck on a failing test and just want to ignore it until later. Providing ``--stepwise-skip`` will also enable ``--stepwise`` implicitly.
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