Use _is_same function

src/_pytest/main.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureManager
 from _pytest.outcomes import exit
+from _pytest.pathlib import _is_same
 from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
 from _pytest.pathlib import bestrelpath
 from _pytest.pathlib import fnmatch_ex
@@ -900,11 +901,7 @@ def collect(self) -> Iterator[Union[nodes.Item, nodes.Collector]]:
                 for node in reversed(subnodes):
                     # Path part e.g. `/a/b/` in `/a/b/test_file.py::TestIt::test_it`.
                     if isinstance(matchparts[0], Path):
-                        is_match = node.path == matchparts[0]
-                        if sys.platform == "win32" and not is_match:
-                            # In case the file paths do not match, fallback to samefile() to
-                            # account for short-paths on Windows (#11895).
-                            is_match = os.path.samefile(node.path, matchparts[0])
+                        is_match = _is_same(node.path, matchparts[0])
                     # Name part e.g. `TestIt` in `/a/b/test_file.py::TestIt::test_it`.
                     else:
                         # TODO: Remove parametrized workaround once collection structure contains

src/_pytest/pathlib.py

@@ -596,12 +596,12 @@ def import_path(
 # compare equal, to circumvent os.path.samefile returning False for mounts in UNC (#7678).
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
 
-    def _is_same(f1: str, f2: str) -> bool:
+    def _is_same(f1: Union[Path, str], f2: Union[Path, str]) -> bool:
         return Path(f1) == Path(f2) or os.path.samefile(f1, f2)
 
 else:
 
-    def _is_same(f1: str, f2: str) -> bool:
+    def _is_same(f1: Union[Path, str], f2: Union[Path, str]) -> bool:
         return os.path.samefile(f1, f2)