[pytest-dev] How to duplicate pytest.Item inside function 'pytest_collection_modifyitems'?

[Florian Bruhin]

Hey,

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 03:16:45AM +0530, Anton Shiban wrote:
> Can you please guide me *how to* *clone pytest.Item?*
> 
> I want to take one *item* from *items* array (inside function
> ‘pytest_collection_modifyitems’) and clone that *item* and add it to *items*
> array back.
> 
> Can someone please guide to do this?

I doubt that's possible - what's your goal? You might be able to use
pytest_generate_tests instead, see e.g. pytest-repeat:
https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-repeat/blob/master/pytest_repeat.py

Florian

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