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The sorting of parameterized tests broke down in pytest 8.0.0 #11976

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In release 8.0.0, the order of test execution has changed.
The logic of the new order is not clear.
For illustration simple parameterized tests

import pytest


@pytest.mark.parametrize('proto', ['serial', 'telnet', 'ssh'], scope='class')
@pytest.mark.parametrize('unit', [1, 2, 3], scope='class')
class TestA:
    def test_one(self, proto, unit):
        pass

    def test_two(self, proto, unit):
        pass

Order in pytest <=7.4.4

<Package tests>
  <Module test_asd.py>
    <Class TestA>
      <Function test_one[1-serial]>
      <Function test_two[1-serial]>
      <Function test_one[1-telnet]>
      <Function test_two[1-telnet]>
      <Function test_one[1-ssh]>
      <Function test_two[1-ssh]>
      <Function test_one[2-serial]>
      <Function test_two[2-serial]>
      <Function test_one[2-telnet]>
      <Function test_two[2-telnet]>
      <Function test_one[2-ssh]>
      <Function test_two[2-ssh]>
      <Function test_one[3-serial]>
      <Function test_two[3-serial]>
      <Function test_one[3-telnet]>
      <Function test_two[3-telnet]>
      <Function test_one[3-ssh]>
      <Function test_two[3-ssh]>

Order in pytest >=8.0.0

<Dir pytest>
  <Package tests>
    <Module test_asd.py>
      <Class TestA>
        <Function test_one[1-serial]>
        <Function test_two[1-serial]>
        <Function test_one[2-serial]>
        <Function test_two[2-serial]>
        <Function test_one[2-telnet]>
        <Function test_two[2-telnet]>
        <Function test_one[1-telnet]>
        <Function test_two[1-telnet]>
        <Function test_one[3-telnet]>
        <Function test_two[3-telnet]>
        <Function test_one[3-serial]>
        <Function test_two[3-serial]>
        <Function test_one[3-ssh]>
        <Function test_two[3-ssh]>
        <Function test_one[2-ssh]>
        <Function test_two[2-ssh]>
        <Function test_one[1-ssh]>
        <Function test_two[1-ssh]>

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