trivial: Prefer '[testenv] pip_pre'

stephenfin · stephenfin · commit 25e8ad0d8235 · 2025-06-26T21:55:41.000+01:00
We have an option specifically for this use case. Tell people about it.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane &lt;stephen@that.guru&gt;
diff --git a/src/tox/session/cmd/legacy.py b/src/tox/session/cmd/legacy.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def tox_add_option(parser: ToxParser) -> None:
     our.add_argument(
         "--pre",
         action="store_true",
-        help="deprecated use PIP_PRE in set_env instead - install pre-releases and development versions of"
+        help="deprecated use pip_pre=true in a testenv instead - install pre-releases and development versions of"
         "dependencies; this will set PIP_PRE=1 environment variable",
     )
     our.add_argument(

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def tox_add_option(parser: ToxParser) -> None:`
`62`	`62`	`our.add_argument(`
`63`	`63`	`"--pre",`
`64`	`64`	`action="store_true",`
`65`		`- help="deprecated use PIP_PRE in set_env instead - install pre-releases and development versions of"`
	`65`	`+ help="deprecated use pip_pre=true in a testenv instead - install pre-releases and development versions of"`
`66`	`66`	`"dependencies; this will set PIP_PRE=1 environment variable",`
`67`	`67`	`)`
`68`	`68`	`our.add_argument(`