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Fix flaky timeout tests by patching threading.Event

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #74173 on 29 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a testing reliability problem where real 30-second waits in computer-use agent timeout tests could race against pytest-timeout and kill the test process. The proposed fix involves patching or faking the threading.Event class so timeout behavior is simulated without actual delays.

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  • #74173 test(computer_use): fake Event class for timeout tests + approval-global isolation (salvage #69607, #70584)

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    files: tests/conftest.py, tests/tools/test_computer_use.py, tests/tools/test_computer_use_approval_isolation.py

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  • #69607 fix(test): patch threading.Event class for CUA timeout tests · merged via another change → #74173, #69372
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#69372Windows: TestStartupTimeoutPhaseDetail's Event.wait patch never takes — real 30s wait races pytest-timeout and can kill the whole pytest process
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