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Documentation Inaccuracy: faulthandler_timeout Seems to Work on Windows (pytest 8.3.5) #13456

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@Iwithyou2025

I noticed a possible inaccuracy in the documentation on this page:

The documentation states:

"Also the faulthandler_timeout=X configuration option can be used to dump the traceback of all threads if a test takes longer than X seconds to finish (not available on Windows)."

However, I tested this option on Windows 10 using pytest version 8.3.5, and it appears to work as expected—the tracebacks are indeed dumped when a test exceeds the timeout.

Could this line in the documentation be outdated or incorrect? Just wanted to bring it to your attention in case it needs updating.

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