Move assert statements out of run_smoke_test and into the actual test (for graceful shutdown in case of failure)

.github/workflows/smoke_tests.yaml

@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Script
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
-          pytest -m "smoketest"
+          pytest -m "smoketest" -v

pyproject.toml

@@ -108,4 +108,3 @@ markers = [
     "smoketest: marks tests as smoke tests (deselect with '-m \"not smoketest\"')",
 ]
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "session"
-asyncio_mode = "auto"