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can coverage be made faster somehow?

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#9,470 opened on Mar 12, 2026

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Description

Our tests take quite some time and quite a significant amount is due to coverage (see #9463).

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Investigate the test suite's coverage collection process, profile it to find bottlenecks, and explore alternative coverage tools or configurations to reduce overhead.
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python
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testingperformance
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