7363.breaking.rst

PytestRemovedIn8Warning deprecation warnings are now errors by default.

Following our plan to remove deprecated features with as little disruption as possible, all warnings of type PytestRemovedIn8Warning now generate errors instead of warning messages by default.

The affected features will be effectively removed in pytest 8.1, so please consult the deprecations section in the docs for directions on how to update existing code.

In the pytest 8.0.X series, it is possible to change the errors back into warnings as a stopgap measure by adding this to your pytest.ini file:

[pytest]
filterwarnings =
    ignore::pytest.PytestRemovedIn8Warning

But this will stop working when pytest 8.1 is released.

If you have concerns about the removal of a specific feature, please add a comment to 7363.