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+``console_output_style`` now supports ``progress-even-when-capture-no`` to force the use of the progress output even when capture is disabled. This is useful in large test suites where capture may have significant performance impact.
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@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ passed multiple times. The expected format is ``name=value``. For example::
 
    * ``classic``: classic pytest output.
    * ``progress``: like classic pytest output, but with a progress indicator.
+   * ``progress-even-when-capture-no``: allows the use of the progress indicator even when ``capture=no``.
    * ``count``: like progress, but shows progress as the number of tests completed instead of a percent.
 
    The default is ``progress``, but you can fallback to ``classic`` if you prefer or