Skip heavy smoke checks in CI-light pytest mode

Author: iahncajigas

python/tests/test_help_topics.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
 from examples.help_topics._common import run_topic
 
 TOPICS = [
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@
 
 
 def test_help_topics_all_run(repo_root) -> None:
+    if os.environ.get("NSTAT_CI_LIGHT") == "1":
+        pytest.skip("Help-topic execution already validated in dedicated CI workflow step")
     for topic in TOPICS:
         out = run_topic(topic, repo_root)
         assert isinstance(out, dict)

python/tests/test_implemented_method_smoke.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
+import pytest
 
 from nstat import Analysis, CIFModel, ConfigCollection, Covariate, CovariateCollection, SpikeTrain, SpikeTrainCollection, Trial, TrialConfig
 from nstat.DecodingAlgorithms import DecodingAlgorithms
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ def test_implemented_method_set_matches_matrix(repo_root) -> None:
 
 
 def test_implemented_methods_smoke_execute() -> None:
+    if os.environ.get("NSTAT_CI_LIGHT") == "1":
+        pytest.skip("Heavy method execution smoke is skipped in CI-light mode")
     trial, cfgs, fits = _build_trial_and_fits()
 
     # nstColl / Trial / CovColl / TrialConfig / ConfigColl / History