pytest.fail() does not show reason in short summary

[RolfBippus]

How can I achieve to show the reason when using pytest.fail(reason, ....).

When using pytest.fail() the reason only show up in the FAILURS section but not in the short summary as opposed to raising an exyeption.

Is this intended behaviour?
Does not really seem to make sense.

[nicoddemus]

This is what I get:

import pytest

def test_foo():
    pytest.fail("for some reason")

λ pytest foo.py -ra
======================== test session starts ========================
foo.py F                                                       [100%]

============================= FAILURES ==============================
_____________________________ test_foo ______________________________

    def test_foo():
>       pytest.fail("for some reason")
E       Failed: for some reason

foo.py:4: Failed
====================== short test summary info ======================
FAILED foo.py::test_foo - Failed: for some reason
========================= 1 failed in 0.06s =========================

So it seems to be working, or I'm not understanding your request. Can you elaborate?