[bug#45712] [PATCHES] Improve Python package quality

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Lars-Dominik Braun <lars@6xq.net> writes:

[...]

>>From 9bc53a8e9706440668ec70d88db1ebc7d5e2c71d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Lars-Dominik Braun <lars@6xq.net>
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 13:27:55 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH 03/15] gnu: python-pytest-xdist: Add missing input, relax
>  pytest requirement.
>
> * gnu/packages/check.scm: (python-pytest-xdist)
> [arguments]: Relax pytest version requirements.
> [propagated-inputs]: Add python-pytest-forked.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/check.scm | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
> index 9d1e0b8173..32a1a2d6a3 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
> @@ -1216,20 +1216,27 @@ same arguments.")
>             #t))))
>      (build-system python-build-system)
>      (arguments
> -     '(#:tests? #f)) ;FIXME: Some tests are failing.
> -       ;; #:phases
> -       ;; (modify-phases %standard-phases
> -       ;;   (delete 'check)
> -       ;;   (add-after 'install 'check
> -       ;;     (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
> -       ;;       (add-installed-pythonpath inputs outputs)
> -       ;;       (zero? (system* "py.test" "-v")))))
> +     '(#:tests? #f ; Lots of tests fail.
> +       #:phases
> +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
> +         (add-after 'unpack 'patch
> +           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
> +             ;; Relax pytest requirement.
> +             (substitute* "setup.py"
> +               (("pytest>=6\\.0\\.0") "pytest"))

I'm not sure what the above was caused by, but its'
been fixed on core-updates (the version of pytest as per its metadata is
reported correctly there).