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TST/DEP: upgrade to pytest 9.0 #18854
Description
Pytest 9.0 was just released, and contains a couple interesting features listed below. This issue is a reminder to utilize these features once we're able to perform the upgrade. To be clear, our setup is already compatible, but we should not be requiring brand new software to test astropy, as this would complicate downstream re-packaging.
Features:
- native toml configuration (migrate from
[tool.pytest.ini_options]to[tool.pytest]) - a new
strict=trueoption, which encompassxfail_strict=trueas well as other options we should be using too
Reacted by Nathaniel Starkman
Reacted by P. L. Lim
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Haidarabbas731 commentedon Nov 9, 2025
Would like to contribute to this
neutrinoceros commentedon Nov 9, 2025
Thanks for your interest, but I should clarify that the blocker here is time: we need to wait a reasonable amount of time before we can drop pytest 8.x
In recent history, the consensus has been that "reasonable" is about a year, and I don't see it becoming much shorter for the time being. Of course you're welcome to help with this in a year if you're still interested by then, but if you're looking to contribute now please prioritize other issues. Thank you !
pllim commentedon Nov 10, 2025
Maybe a year lol