diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b2c364f..6c354e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
         python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --no-binary curio --upgrade -e .[${{ matrix.deps }}]
-        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov  pytest-json-report
+        python -m pip install --only-binary ':all:' --upgrade check-manifest pytest-cov  pytest-json-report 'pytest<8'
     - name: Install and update Python dependencies (dev?)
       if: ${{ contains( matrix.python-version, 'dev' ) }}
       run: |
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         COLUMNS: 120
       run: |
-        pytest --color=yes -raXxs ${{ startsWith(matrix.python-version, 'pypy') && ' ' || '--cov --cov-report=xml' }} --json-report --json-report-file=./report-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{runner.os}}.json
+        pytest --color=yes -raXxs ${{ startsWith(matrix.python-version, 'pypy') && ' ' || '--cov --cov-report=xml' }} --json-report --json-report-file=./report-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{runner.os}}.json --maxfail=15
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
           name: upload pytest timing reports as json
diff --git a/IPython/testing/ipunittest.py b/IPython/testing/ipunittest.py
index 5a940a5..4b10761 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/ipunittest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/ipunittest.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Authors
 
 # Stdlib
 import re
+import sys
 import unittest
 from doctest import DocTestFinder, DocTestRunner, TestResults
 from IPython.terminal.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
@@ -49,7 +50,14 @@ def count_failures(runner):
 
     Code modeled after the summarize() method in doctest.
     """
-    return [TestResults(f, t) for f, t in runner._name2ft.values() if f > 0 ]
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 13):
+        return [TestResults(f, t) for f, t in runner._name2ft.values() if f > 0]
+    else:
+        return [
+            TestResults(failure, try_)
+            for failure, try_, skip in runner._stats.values()
+            if failure > 0
+        ]
 
 
 class IPython2PythonConverter(object):
diff --git a/IPython/testing/plugin/pytest_ipdoctest.py b/IPython/testing/plugin/pytest_ipdoctest.py
index fd19ba4..fc8af13 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/plugin/pytest_ipdoctest.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/plugin/pytest_ipdoctest.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2021 Holger Krekel and others
 """Discover and run ipdoctests in modules and test files."""
-import builtins
 import bdb
+import builtins
 import inspect
 import os
 import platform
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ import types
 import warnings
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
-from typing import Callable
-from typing import Dict
-from typing import Generator
-from typing import Iterable
-from typing import List
-from typing import Optional
-from typing import Pattern
-from typing import Sequence
-from typing import Tuple
-from typing import Type
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing import Union
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Generator,
+    Iterable,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Pattern,
+    Sequence,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+    Union,
+)
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest import outcomes
-from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionInfo
-from _pytest._code.code import ReprFileLocation
-from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
+from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionInfo, ReprFileLocation, TerminalRepr
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@ from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureRequest
 from _pytest.nodes import Collector
 from _pytest.outcomes import OutcomeException
-from _pytest.pathlib import fnmatch_ex
-from _pytest.pathlib import import_path
+from _pytest.pathlib import fnmatch_ex, import_path
 from _pytest.python_api import approx
 from _pytest.warning_types import PytestWarning
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import doctest
 
+    from .ipdoctest import IPDoctestOutputChecker
+
 DOCTEST_REPORT_CHOICE_NONE = "none"
 DOCTEST_REPORT_CHOICE_CDIFF = "cdiff"
 DOCTEST_REPORT_CHOICE_NDIFF = "ndiff"
@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@ def _get_runner(
 
 
 class IPDoctestItem(pytest.Item):
+    _user_ns_orig: Dict[str, Any]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ class IPDoctestItem(pytest.Item):
         self.dtest = dtest
         self.obj = None
         self.fixture_request: Optional[FixtureRequest] = None
+        self._user_ns_orig = {}
 
     @classmethod
     def from_parent(  # type: ignore
diff --git a/IPython/testing/tests/test_decorators.py b/IPython/testing/tests/test_decorators.py
index 8bdc471..9eef690 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 # Our own
 from IPython.testing import decorators as dec
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
+from IPython.utils.text import dedent
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utilities
@@ -89,10 +90,11 @@ def test_skip_dt_decorator():
     >>> 1+1
     3
     """
+
     # Fetch the docstring from doctest_bad after decoration.
     val = doctest_bad.__doc__
-    
-    assert check == val, "doctest_bad docstrings don't match"
+
+    assert dedent(check) == dedent(val), "doctest_bad docstrings don't match"
 
 
 # Doctest skipping should work for class methods too
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index aa10155..31606a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ doc =
     docrepr
     matplotlib
     stack_data
-    pytest
     typing_extensions
     exceptiongroup
     %(test)s
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ qtconsole =
     qtconsole
 terminal =
 test =
-    pytest
+    pytest<8
     pytest-asyncio<0.22
     testpath
     pickleshare