Avoid time.sleep in Python unit tests

#Metadata

Rule ID

py.testing.time-sleep-in-unit-test

Severity

low

Confidence

0.6

Languages

python

Presets

recommended, strict

Stability

experimental

Applies to

block

Tags

python, rules-catalog, testing

#Why it matters

Prefer deterministic waits, polling helpers, or clock fakes.

#Remediation

Inject a clock, shorten waits, or move timing-sensitive coverage to integration tests.

#Repository path

The generated metadata points to critiq-rules/libs/rules/catalog/rules/python/py.testing.time-sleep-in-unit-test.rule.yaml.