Pin pytest version (#624)

* update dev version

* update changelog

* pin pytest version in requirement files

* add a requirements file for tests against Pennylane master

* update wheels' workflows

Author: AmintorDusko

.github/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 * Fix apply state vector when using a Lightning handle.
   [(#622)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/622)
 
+* Pinning Pytest to a version compatible with Flaky.
+  [(#624)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning/pull/624)
+
 ### Contributors
 
 This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_aarch64.yml

@@ -139,10 +139,8 @@ jobs:
 
           CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 3
 
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky
-
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-            python -m pip install pytest-benchmark git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
+            python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
             if ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_kokkos'}}; then SKIP_COMPILATION=True PL_BACKEND="lightning_qubit" pip install -e . -vv; fi
 
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |

.github/workflows/wheel_linux_x86_64.yml

@@ -149,11 +149,8 @@ jobs:
             PATH="/opt/rh/devtoolset-11/root/usr/bin:$PATH" \
             PL_BACKEND="${{ matrix.pl_backend }}"
 
-          # Testing of built wheels
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky
-
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-            python -m pip install pytest-benchmark git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
+            python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
             if ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_kokkos'}}; then SKIP_COMPILATION=True PL_BACKEND="lightning_qubit" pip install -e . -vv; fi
 
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |

.github/workflows/wheel_macos_arm64.yml

@@ -89,11 +89,8 @@ jobs:
             CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET=arm64-apple-macos11 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Darwin -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=ARM64 -DENABLE_OPENMP=OFF" \
             PL_BACKEND="${{ matrix.pl_backend }}"
 
-          # Testing of built wheels
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky
-
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-            python -m pip install pytest-benchmark git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
+            python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
             if ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_kokkos'}}; then SKIP_COMPILATION=True PL_BACKEND="lightning_qubit" pip install -e . -vv; fi
 
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |

.github/workflows/wheel_macos_x86_64.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  set_wheel_build_matrix:    
+  set_wheel_build_matrix:
     name: "Set wheel build matrix"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/set_wheel_build_matrix.yml
     with:
@@ -137,11 +137,8 @@ jobs:
 
           PL_BACKEND: ${{ matrix.pl_backend }}
 
-          # Testing of built wheels
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky
-
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-            python -m pip install pytest-benchmark git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
+            python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
             if ${{ matrix.pl_backend == 'lightning_kokkos'}}; then SKIP_COMPILATION=True PL_BACKEND="lightning_qubit" pip install -e . -vv; fi
 
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |

.github/workflows/wheel_win_x86_64.yml

@@ -126,11 +126,8 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
             python -m pip install pybind11 cmake~=3.24.0 build
 
-          # Testing of built wheels
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky
-
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: |
-            python -m pip install pytest-benchmark git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
+            python -m pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
 
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: |
             pl-device-test --device=lightning.qubit --skip-ops -x --tb=short --no-flaky-report

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master
 ninja
 flaky
 pybind11
-pytest
+pytest~=8.0.0
 pytest-benchmark
 pytest-cov
 pytest-mock

requirements-tests.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pytest~=8.0.0
+pytest-cov
+pytest-mock
+flaky
+pytest-benchmark
+git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git@master

requirements.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ ninja
 flaky
 pennylane>=0.34
 pybind11
-pytest
+pytest~=8.0.0
 pytest-cov
 pytest-mock