[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #3442: Imrpove local developer experience running tests (was: Minor test runner improvements and docs)

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#3442: Imrpove local developer experience running tests
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     Reporter:  rpatterson          |      Owner:  rpatterson
         Type:  enhancement         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  minor               |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  dev-infrastructure  |    Version:  n/a
   Resolution:                      |   Keywords:
Launchpad Bug:                      |
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Old description:

> Capture minor test runner improvements made during local development.

New description:

 While setting up local development and starting my Pyrhon 3 porting work,
 I noticed a few minor things that could be improved:

 - Some differences between [wiki:Patches the contributor guidelines] and
 the way things actually work locally
 - How to run tests against the checked out source code
 - Running longer tests before shorter tests

 Make the changes necessary to address these.

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Comment (by rpatterson):

 Address feedback from IRC:

 > exarkun
 > ...The ticket should convince the reader that some change needs to be
 made.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/3442#comment:2>
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