165: pytest xfail policy and workflow

07/10/2021 9 min Episodio 165
165: pytest xfail policy and workflow

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A discussion of how to use the xfail feature of pytest to help with communication on software projects.The episode covers:What is xfailWhy I use itUsing reason effectively by including issue tracking numbersUsing xfail_strictAdding --runxfail when transitioning from development to feature freezeWhat to do about test failuresHow all of this might help with team communication