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[Tests] "python setup.py test" is deprecated

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
ci-cd, testing

Research direction

Search the repository's CI configuration for usages of python setup.py test and review the referenced setuptools deprecation issue. Replace the relevant CI commands with pytest, then run the affected CI or test command to confirm the suite still passes.

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Description

The usage of python setup.py test is deprecated; see github "pypa/setuptools/issues/1684" for details.

Replace all relevant CI usages using pytest which seems more lightweight than tox.

Dominant language
Python
Stars
25
Forks
30
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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