bpo-30283: Add NEWS entry for backported regrtest (#2398) · python/cpython@305f333 (original) (raw)

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1 +regrtest: Enhance regrtest and backport features from the master branch.
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3 +Add options: --coverage, --testdir, --list-tests (list test files, don't run
4 +them), --list-cases (list test identifiers, don't run them, :issue:`30523`),
5 +--matchfile (load a list of test filters from a text file, :issue:`30540`),
6 +--slowest (alias to --slow).
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8 +Enhance output: add timestamp, test result, currently running tests, "Tests
9 +result: xxx" summary with total duration, etc.
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11 +Fix reference leak hunting in regrtest, --huntrleaks: regrtest now warms up
12 +caches, create explicitly all internal singletons which are created on demand
13 +to prevent false positives when checking for reference leaks.
14 +(:issue:`30675`).