pytest-rerunfailures 16.6.1 duplicates JUnit records and inflates scores

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Issue type
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python
Domain
testing

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Start at parse_test_results and reproduce the issue with pytest-rerunfailures==16.6.1, --reruns=2, and the always-failing test described here. Verify that duplicate JUnit records are grouped by logical test and scored using the final attempt, that retry-selection metrics count logical tests, and that the installed rerun plugin version is reproducible.

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Description

Problem

The evaluator installs pytest-rerunfailures without a version constraint. Version 16.6.1 changed its JUnit reporting behavior so that every rerun attempt produces a <testcase> record.

For a test that still fails after two reruns, the XML contains two empty records followed by one failure record for the same classname and name:

<testcase classname="test_rerun" name="test_always_fails" />
<testcase classname="test_rerun" name="test_always_fails" />
<testcase classname="test_rerun" name="test_always_fails">
  <failure message="assert False">AssertionError</failure>
</testcase>

parse_test_results currently processes each record independently and treats a record without a result child as passed. The single failing logical test is therefore scored as two passes and one failure, producing a score of 2/3 instead of 0/1.

Reproduction
  1. Install pytest-rerunfailures==16.6.1.
  2. Run an always-failing test with pytest --reruns=2 --junitxml=results.xml.
  3. Pass the resulting XML to parse_test_results.

With 16.6, the XML contains only the final failure record. With 16.6.1, it contains the three records shown above.

Expected behavior

Each logical test should contribute exactly once to the score, using the final attempt's status. Retry-selection metrics should also count logical tests rather than raw JUnit records. The installed rerun plugin version should be reproducible.

A fix is available in #63.

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