Description
============ pytest-xdist ============ .. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-xdist.svg :alt: PyPI version :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist .. image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/pytest-xdist.svg :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-xdist .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-xdist.svg :alt: Python versions :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist .. image:: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/workflows/test/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/actions .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg :target: https://github.com/ambv/black The `pytest-xdist`_ plugin extends pytest with new test execution modes, the most used being distributing tests across multiple CPUs to speed up test execution:: pytest -n auto With this call, pytest will spawn a number of workers processes equal to the number of available CPUs, and distribute the tests randomly across them. Documentation ============= Documentation is available at `Read The Docs <https://pytest-xdist.readthedocs.io>`__.
Release History
| Version | Changes | Urgency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8.0 | Imported from PyPI (3.8.0) | Low | 4/21/2026 |
| v3.8.0 | Release v3.8.0 | Low | 7/1/2025 |
| v3.7.0 | Release v3.7.0 | Low | 5/26/2025 |
| v3.6.1 | Release v3.6.1 | Low | 4/28/2024 |
| v3.6.0 | Release v3.6.0 | Low | 4/19/2024 |
| v3.5.0 | Release v3.5.0 | Low | 11/21/2023 |
