RFC: adding pytest as a supported test framework

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ID 6045
Title RFC: adding pytest as a supported test framework
CI (CFBot) Summary
Stats (from CFBot) Patch version: v13, Patch count: 3, First patch: +597−8, All patches: +3020−249
Tags Devtools Help - User Testing Modernization Testing
Created 2025-09-09 21:53:07
Last modified 2026-02-13 14:53:37 (1 month ago)
Latest email 2026-03-14 14:03:20 (13 hours ago)
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PG19-Final (2026-03-01 – 2026-03-31): Needs review
PG19-4 (2026-01-01 – 2026-01-31): Moved to different CF
PG19-Drafts (2025-06-22 – 2026-02-28): Moved to different CF
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Authors Jacob Champion (jchampion), Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef)
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RFC: adding pytest as a supported test framework
First at 2024-06-10 18:46:00 by Jacob Champion <jacob.champion at enterprisedb.com>
Latest at 2026-03-14 14:03:20 by "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl>
Latest attachment (nocfbot-v13-0004-WIP-pytest-Add-some-SSL-client-tests.patch) at 2026-03-14 14:03:20 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl>
    Attachment (nocfbot-v13-0004-WIP-pytest-Add-some-SSL-client-tests.patch) at 2026-03-14 14:03:20 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (nocfbot-v12-0004-WIP-pytest-Add-some-SSL-client-tests.patch) at 2026-03-01 22:16:38 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v11-0001-Add-support-for-pytest-test-suites.patch) at 2026-01-25 12:54:35 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v10-0001-Add-support-for-pytest-test-suites.patch) at 2026-01-10 11:03:31 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v9-0001-Add-support-for-pytest-test-suites.patch) at 2026-01-08 12:34:57 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v8-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2026-01-06 19:07:22 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v7-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2026-01-02 15:31:36 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v6-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-12-28 23:25:22 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v5-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-12-27 17:26:55 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v4-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-12-18 10:27:05 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v3-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-11-10 21:11:50 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v3-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-10-22 12:44:15 from "Jelte Fennema-Nio" <postgres at jeltef.nl> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v2-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-09-22 20:30:04 from Jacob Champion <jacob.champion at enterprisedb.com> (Patch: Yes)
    Attachment (v1-0001-meson-Include-TAP-tests-in-the-configuration-summ.patch) at 2025-09-09 21:50:31 from Jacob Champion <jacob.champion at enterprisedb.com> (Patch: Yes)
History
When Who What
2026-03-01 21:32:09 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Removed jeltef from reviewers
2026-02-13 14:53:37 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Changed tags to Devtools, Help - User Testing, Modernization, Testing
2026-02-01 00:00:09 CFbot Moved from CF PG19-4 to CF PG19-Final
2026-01-10 11:37:29 CFbot Patch does not need rebase anymore
2026-01-10 02:32:29 CFbot Patch needs rebase
2026-01-06 19:33:34 CFbot Patch does not need rebase anymore
2026-01-06 18:40:28 CFbot Patch needs rebase
2026-01-02 16:15:32 CFbot Patch does not need rebase anymore
2026-01-01 20:22:22 CFbot Patch needs rebase
2025-12-28 23:43:27 CFbot Patch does not need rebase anymore
2025-12-28 23:21:26 CFbot Patch needs rebase
2025-12-15 16:31:51 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Moved from CF PG19-Drafts to CF PG19-4
2025-11-10 21:31:33 CFbot Patch does not need rebase anymore
2025-11-08 08:32:59 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Changed authors to Jacob Champion (jchampion), Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef)
2025-11-07 12:26:25 CFbot Patch needs rebase
2025-10-23 15:59:14 Jelte Fennema-Nio (jeltef) Added jeltef as reviewer
2025-09-09 21:53:07 Jacob Champion (jchampion) Attached mail thread CAOYmi+kThkM9Z87u=R_Wi7fCor2i+UZKAyq0UCyprzCwTQvqgA@mail.gmail.com
2025-09-09 21:53:07 Jacob Champion (jchampion) Created patch record
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