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doc/en/announce/index.rst

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    :maxdepth: 2
 
 
+   release-8.1.2
    release-8.1.1
    release-8.1.0
    release-8.0.2

doc/en/announce/release-8.1.2.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+pytest-8.1.2
+=======================================
+
+pytest 8.1.2 has just been released to PyPI.
+
+This is a bug-fix release, being a drop-in replacement. To upgrade::
+
+  pip install --upgrade pytest
+
+The full changelog is available at https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/changelog.html.
+
+Thanks to all of the contributors to this release:
+
+* Bruno Oliveira
+
+
+Happy testing,
+The pytest Development Team

doc/en/changelog.rst

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ with advance notice in the **Deprecations** section of releases.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+pytest 8.1.2 (2024-04-26)
+=========================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- `#12114 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12114>`_: Fixed error in :func:`pytest.approx` when used with `numpy` arrays and comparing with other types.
+
+
 pytest 8.1.1 (2024-03-08)
 =========================
 

doc/en/example/parametrize.rst

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       <Module test_time.py>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a0-b0-expected0]>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a1-b1-expected1]>
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       <Module test_scenarios.py>
         <Class TestSampleWithScenarios>
           <Function test_demo1[basic]>
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       <Module test_backends.py>
         <Function test_db_initialized[d1]>
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doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst

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     configfile: pytest.ini
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       <Module check_myapp.py>
         <Class CheckMyApp>
           <Function simple_check>
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+    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-198>
       <Dir CWD>
         <Module pythoncollection.py>
           <Function test_function>

doc/en/getting-started.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Install ``pytest``
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ pytest --version
-    pytest 8.1.1
+    pytest 8.1.2
 
 .. _`simpletest`:
 

doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst

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+   <Dir fixtures.rst-216>
      <Module test_anothersmtp.py>
        <Function test_showhelo[smtp.gmail.com]>
        <Function test_showhelo[mail.python.org]>