Reducing pytest Suite Runtime from 45 Minutes to 6 Minutes with pytest-xdist Parallelization
pytest-xdist parallel testing: Speed up pytest suite 45min→6min (7.5x) on multi-core CPUs. pytest -n auto detects cores, -n 8 manual. Markers for serial tests, pytest.ini config. Benchmarks Python 3.12, 1000+ tests. Handles DB fixtures.