opt into strict mode by default (#380)

* opt into strict mode by default

* docs: Update CHANGELOG.rst

Clarify that no code changes were necessary for Python 3.11 support.

Co-authored-by: Thomas Grainger <tagrain@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: Michael Seifert <m.seifert@digitalernachschub.de>

Author: graingert

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 
 UNRELEASED
 =================
+- BREAKING: The default ``asyncio_mode`` is now *strict*. `#293 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-asyncio/issues/293>`_
 - Removes `setup.py` since all relevant configuration is present `setup.cfg`. Users requiring an editable installation of pytest-asyncio need to use pip v21.1 or newer. `#283 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-asyncio/issues/283>`_
-- Add support for Python 3.11.
+- Declare support for Python 3.11.
 
 0.18.3 (22-03-25)
 =================

README.rst

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Modes
 -----
 
 Starting from ``pytest-asyncio>=0.17``, three modes are provided: *auto*, *strict* and
-*legacy* (default).
+*legacy*. Starting from ``pytest-asyncio>=0.19`` the *strict* mode is the default.
 
 The mode can be set by ``asyncio_mode`` configuration option in `configuration file
 <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/reference/customize.html>`_:
@@ -104,18 +104,19 @@ pytest plugin can handle them.
 Please use this mode if multiple async frameworks should be combined in the same test
 suite.
 
+This mode is used by default for the sake of project inter-compatibility.
+
 
 Legacy mode
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This mode follows rules used by ``pytest-asyncio<0.17``: tests are not auto-marked but
 fixtures are.
 
-This mode is used by default for the sake of backward compatibility, deprecation
-warnings are emitted with suggestion to either switching to ``auto`` mode or using
-``strict`` mode with ``@pytest_asyncio.fixture`` decorators.
+Deprecation warnings are emitted with suggestion to either switching to ``auto`` mode
+or using ``strict`` mode with ``@pytest_asyncio.fixture`` decorators.
 
-In future, the default will be changed.
+The default was changed to ``strict`` in ``pytest-asyncio>=0.19``.
 
 
 Fixtures

pytest_asyncio/plugin.py

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser, pluginmanager: PytestPluginManager) -> None
     parser.addini(
         "asyncio_mode",
         help="default value for --asyncio-mode",
-        default="legacy",
+        default="strict",
     )