Add manually-triggered debugging workflow #6918
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This workflow is designed to let you run pytest with various debugging options. It's meant to be executed manually using the "Run workflow" button on https://github.com/quantumlib/Cirq/actions/workflows/debug.yaml
Clicking the "Run workflow" button there will make GitHub present a form interface with various options for the characteristics of the run. (See screenshot at right.) Options include:
This workflow was developed as an aid to debugging issue #6906, involving curve fitting that failed on occasion. This workflow is general and I think it will be useful for other debugging needs.