try adding some debug things

tests/auxil/envvars.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def env_var_2_bool(env_var: object) -> bool:
 
 
 GITHUB_ACTION: bool = env_var_2_bool(os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTION", "false"))
-TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS: bool = env_var_2_bool(os.getenv("TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS", "")) or (
+TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS: bool = env_var_2_bool(os.getenv("TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS", "false")) or (
     # on local setups, we usually want to test with optional dependencies
     not GITHUB_ACTION
 )

tests/conftest.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
 import zoneinfo
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -40,12 +41,21 @@ from telegram.ext import Defaults
 from tests.auxil.build_messages import DATE
 from tests.auxil.ci_bots import BOT_INFO_PROVIDER, JOB_INDEX
 from tests.auxil.constants import PRIVATE_KEY, TEST_TOPIC_ICON_COLOR, TEST_TOPIC_NAME
-from tests.auxil.envvars import GITHUB_ACTION, RUN_TEST_OFFICIAL, TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS
+from tests.auxil.envvars import (
+    GITHUB_ACTION,
+    RUN_TEST_OFFICIAL,
+    TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS,
+    env_var_2_bool,
+)
 from tests.auxil.files import data_file
 from tests.auxil.networking import NonchalantHttpxRequest
 from tests.auxil.pytest_classes import PytestBot, make_bot
 
 if TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS:
+    assert GITHUB_ACTION is True
+    assert (env_var_2_bool(os.getenv("TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS", "false")) or not GITHUB_ACTION) is True
+    assert os.getenv("TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS", "false") == "true"
+    assert env_var_2_bool(os.getenv("TEST_WITH_OPT_DEPS", "false")) is True
     import pytz