skip test for pypy

scikit-hep · Dec 16, 2024 · 7b28ed8 · 7b28ed8
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diff --git a/tests/test_3347_weakref_mask_highlevel_array.py b/tests/test_3347_weakref_mask_highlevel_array.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import platform
+
 import pytest
 
 import awkward as ak
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy",
+    reason="PyPy has a different GC strategy than CPython and thus weakrefs may stay alive a little bit longer than expected, see: https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/cpython_differences.html#differences-related-to-garbage-collection-strategies",
+)
 def test_Array_mask_weakref():
     arr = ak.Array([1])
     m = arr.mask