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Add support for .pytest.ini as an alternative to pytest.ini #9988

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions AUTHORS
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Charnjit SiNGH (CCSJ)
Chris Lamb
Chris NeJame
Chris Rose
Chris Wheeler
Christian Boelsen
Christian Fetzer
Christian Neumüller
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions changelog/9987.improvement.rst
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Added support for hidden configuration file by allowing ``.pytest.ini`` as an alternative to ``pytest.ini``.
4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion doc/en/reference/customize.rst
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Expand Up @@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ pytest.ini

``pytest.ini`` files take precedence over other files, even when empty.

Alternatively, the hidden version ``.pytest.ini`` can be used.

.. code-block:: ini

# pytest.ini
# pytest.ini or .pytest.ini
[pytest]
minversion = 6.0
addopts = -ra -q
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/_pytest/config/findpaths.py
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Expand Up @@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def locate_config(
and return a tuple of (rootdir, inifile, cfg-dict)."""
config_names = [
"pytest.ini",
".pytest.ini",
"pyproject.toml",
"tox.ini",
"setup.cfg",
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