#17450 Clarify that `__defaults__` apply before target generation in docs Issue created by danxmoran The docs for

__defaults__

don't mention how the feature interacts with target generation (i.e. if defaults for

python_test

will also apply to targets generated from a

python_tests

). According to @kaos, default-application happens before target generation, so you have to specify

__defaults__

for both the generator and generated target types. It would be good to make that explicit in the docs. pantsbuild/pants

#17450 Clarify that `__defaults__` apply before target generation in docs Issue closed as completed by kaos pantsbuild/pants