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* This plugin is *not* compatible with pytest-xdist's --looponfail flag.
* This plugin is *not* compatible with
`pytest-forked <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-forked/>`_: both plugins
override ``pytest_runtest_protocol``, and whichever runs first prevents
the other from working, so tests are not re-run.
* This plugin is *not* compatible with the core --pdb flag.
* This plugin is *not* compatible with the plugin
`flaky <https://pypi.org/project/flaky/>`_, you can only have
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Document the incompatibility with ``pytest-forked``: both plugins override
``pytest_runtest_protocol`` and whichever runs first prevents the other
from working.