Automatic test fails on Python 3.5

[Arkh42]

Log :

 Run pytest
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform linux -- Python 3.5.9, pytest-5.4.2, py-1.8.1, pluggy-0.13.1
rootdir: /home/runner/work/rtestbench/rtestbench
collected 71 items

rtestbench/tests/test_chat.py ...                                        [  4%]
rtestbench/tests/test_core.py ..........                                 [ 18%]
rtestbench/tests/test_electrometer.py ..........                         [ 32%]
rtestbench/tests/test_factories.py ...........                           [ 47%]
rtestbench/tests/test_keysight_electrometers.py .................        [ 71%]
rtestbench/tests/test_logger.py ..                                       [ 74%]
rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py E.EEEE                                     [ 83%]
rtestbench/tests/test_tool.py ............                               [100%]

==================================== ERRORS ====================================
______________________ ERROR at setup of test_initialize _______________________

tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_initialize0')

    @pytest.fixture
    def meta_man(tmp_path):
        """Returns a MetaDataManager."""
    
        d = tmp_path / "json"
        d.mkdir()
    
        f = d / "meta_file"
>       man = meta.MetaDataManager(f)

rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py:28: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
rtestbench/_meta.py:27: in __init__
    self._file_path = Path(file_path)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:969: in __new__
    self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:651: in _from_parts
    drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

cls = <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
args = (PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_initialize0/json/meta_file'),)

    @classmethod
    def _parse_args(cls, args):
        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
        parts = []
        for a in args:
            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
                parts += a._parts
            elif isinstance(a, str):
                # Force-cast str subclasses to str (issue #21127)
                parts.append(str(a))
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
>                   % type(a))
E               TypeError: argument should be a path or str object, not <class 'pathlib2.PosixPath'>

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:643: TypeError
_________________ ERROR at setup of test_dump_meta[json_data0] _________________

tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_meta_json_data0_0')

    @pytest.fixture
    def meta_man(tmp_path):
        """Returns a MetaDataManager."""
    
        d = tmp_path / "json"
        d.mkdir()
    
        f = d / "meta_file"
>       man = meta.MetaDataManager(f)

rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py:28: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
rtestbench/_meta.py:27: in __init__
    self._file_path = Path(file_path)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:969: in __new__
    self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:651: in _from_parts
    drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

cls = <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
args = (PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_meta_json_data0_0/json/meta_file'),)

    @classmethod
    def _parse_args(cls, args):
        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
        parts = []
        for a in args:
            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
                parts += a._parts
            elif isinstance(a, str):
                # Force-cast str subclasses to str (issue #21127)
                parts.append(str(a))
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
>                   % type(a))
E               TypeError: argument should be a path or str object, not <class 'pathlib2.PosixPath'>

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:643: TypeError
_________________ ERROR at setup of test_dump_meta[json_data1] _________________

tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_meta_json_data1_0')

    @pytest.fixture
    def meta_man(tmp_path):
        """Returns a MetaDataManager."""
    
        d = tmp_path / "json"
        d.mkdir()
    
        f = d / "meta_file"
>       man = meta.MetaDataManager(f)

rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py:28: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
rtestbench/_meta.py:27: in __init__
    self._file_path = Path(file_path)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:969: in __new__
    self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:651: in _from_parts
    drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

cls = <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
args = (PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_meta_json_data1_0/json/meta_file'),)

    @classmethod
    def _parse_args(cls, args):
        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
        parts = []
        for a in args:
            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
                parts += a._parts
            elif isinstance(a, str):
                # Force-cast str subclasses to str (issue #21127)
                parts.append(str(a))
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
>                   % type(a))
E               TypeError: argument should be a path or str object, not <class 'pathlib2.PosixPath'>

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:643: TypeError
____________________ ERROR at setup of test_dump_timestamp _____________________

tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_timestamp0')

    @pytest.fixture
    def meta_man(tmp_path):
        """Returns a MetaDataManager."""
    
        d = tmp_path / "json"
        d.mkdir()
    
        f = d / "meta_file"
>       man = meta.MetaDataManager(f)

rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py:28: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
rtestbench/_meta.py:27: in __init__
    self._file_path = Path(file_path)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:969: in __new__
    self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:651: in _from_parts
    drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

cls = <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
args = (PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_timestamp0/json/meta_file'),)

    @classmethod
    def _parse_args(cls, args):
        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
        parts = []
        for a in args:
            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
                parts += a._parts
            elif isinstance(a, str):
                # Force-cast str subclasses to str (issue #21127)
                parts.append(str(a))
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
>                   % type(a))
E               TypeError: argument should be a path or str object, not <class 'pathlib2.PosixPath'>

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:643: TypeError
_____________________ ERROR at setup of test_dump_run_info _____________________

tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_run_info0')

    @pytest.fixture
    def meta_man(tmp_path):
        """Returns a MetaDataManager."""
    
        d = tmp_path / "json"
        d.mkdir()
    
        f = d / "meta_file"
>       man = meta.MetaDataManager(f)

rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py:28: 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
rtestbench/_meta.py:27: in __init__
    self._file_path = Path(file_path)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:969: in __new__
    self = cls._from_parts(args, init=False)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:651: in _from_parts
    drv, root, parts = self._parse_args(args)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

cls = <class 'pathlib.PosixPath'>
args = (PosixPath('/tmp/pytest-of-runner/pytest-0/test_dump_run_info0/json/meta_file'),)

    @classmethod
    def _parse_args(cls, args):
        # This is useful when you don't want to create an instance, just
        # canonicalize some constructor arguments.
        parts = []
        for a in args:
            if isinstance(a, PurePath):
                parts += a._parts
            elif isinstance(a, str):
                # Force-cast str subclasses to str (issue #21127)
                parts.append(str(a))
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    "argument should be a path or str object, not %r"
>                   % type(a))
E               TypeError: argument should be a path or str object, not <class 'pathlib2.PosixPath'>

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/pathlib.py:643: TypeError
=============================== warnings summary ===============================
rtestbench/tests/test_tool.py::ToolTest::test_query_data
  /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.5.9/x64/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pyvisa/util.py:210: DeprecationWarning: string or file could not be read to its end due to unmatched data; this will raise a ValueError in the future.
    sep=separator)

-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/warnings.html
=========================== short test summary info ============================
ERROR rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py::test_initialize - TypeError: argument sh...
ERROR rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py::test_dump_meta[json_data0] - TypeError: ...
ERROR rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py::test_dump_meta[json_data1] - TypeError: ...
ERROR rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py::test_dump_timestamp - TypeError: argumen...
ERROR rtestbench/tests/test_meta.py::test_dump_run_info - TypeError: argument...
=================== 66 passed, 1 warning, 5 errors in 2.00s ====================
##[error]Process completed with exit code 1.

[Arkh42]

OK now, for Python >= 3.6.

[Arkh42]

PyVISA has now been released under v 1.11.1 (October 1, 2020).
It is specified in the requirements to use Python 3.6+ (see https://pypi.org/project/PyVISA/).
So this issue is no longer required and can be closed.