id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 28478 Make DiscoverRunner skip creating a test database if not needed Tim Graham nobody "Inspired by https://gist.github.com/zenweasel/7495758 and https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2013/10/02/skipping-test-db-creation/, `DiscoverRunner` could skip creating the test database if no `TransactionTestCase` or its subclasses are used. I'd suggest adding an attribute on the test classes such as `_needs_database` rather than using `isinstance(test, TransactionTestCase)` in those patches. This would allow compatibility in case Django users have other classes using the database that don't inherit from Django's classes (though I'm not aware of anyone doing this)." Cleanup/optimization closed Testing framework dev Release blocker fixed Adam Johnson Simon Charette Accepted 1 0 0 1 0 0