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  "id": "python/pytest-timeout-plugin-missing",
  "signature": "ERROR: usage: pytest [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...]\npytest: error: unrecognized arguments: --timeout=60\n  inifile: /app/pytest.ini\n  rootdir: /app",
  "signature_zh": "ERROR: 用法: pytest [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...]\npytest: error: 无法识别的参数: --timeout=60\n  inifile: /app/pytest.ini\n  rootdir: /app",
  "regex": "ERROR:\\ usage:\\ pytest\\ \\[options\\]\\ \\[file_or_dir\\]\\ \\[file_or_dir\\]\\ \\[\\.\\.\\.\\]\\\npytest:\\ error:\\ unrecognized\\ arguments:\\ \\-\\-timeout=60\\\n\\ \\ inifile:\\ /app/pytest\\.ini\\\n\\ \\ rootdir:\\ /app",
  "domain": "python",
  "category": "install_error",
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  "root_cause": "The pytest.ini contains `addopts = --timeout=60` but the pytest-timeout plugin is not installed, so pytest rejects the unknown option.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "pytest.ini 中包含 `addopts = --timeout=60`，但未安装 pytest-timeout 插件，因此 pytest 拒绝该未知选项。",
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      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Removes the timeout protection entirely; long-hanging tests can block CI indefinitely.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
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    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Same unrecognized-argument error occurs because the plugin is still missing.",
      "fail_rate": 0.98,
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    }
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    {
      "action": "",
      "success_rate": 0.98,
      "how": "pip install pytest-timeout\n# then pytest.ini's addopts = --timeout=60 works",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "import signal\nimport pytest\n\n@pytest.fixture\ndef timeout():\n    def handler(signum, frame):\n        raise TimeoutError('test timed out')\n    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, handler)\n    signal.alarm(60)\n    yield\n    signal.alarm(0)",
      "condition": "",
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    }
  ],
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  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.91,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-03-28",
  "last_confirmed": "2025-01-01",
  "last_updated": "2025-01-01",
  "evidence_count": 0,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}