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165: pytest xfail policy and workflow
Episode 165

165: pytest xfail policy and workflow

Test & Code

October 7, 20219m 15s

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Show Notes

A discussion of how to use the xfail feature of pytest to help with communication on software projects.

The episode covers:

  • What is xfail
  • Why I use it
  • Using reason effectively by including issue tracking numbers
  • Using xfail_strict
  • Adding --runxfail when transitioning from development to feature freeze
  • What to do about test failures
  • How all of this might help with team communication





Topics

pytestxfailsoftware testing