Py.test command not found, but library is installed

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There are already two posts on stack overflow on this topic; however, none of them have resolved or addressed my specific situation.

I have installed pytest via pip install pytest. I am able to import the library in Python as well.

The problem is that when I try to use the py.test command in Terminal, I get py.test: command not found.

Does anyone have any insight as to why I am not able to use the command in the terminal?

EDIT: It even shows up as an installed package:

$ pip list
cycler (0.9.0)
matplotlib (1.5.1)
numpy (1.10.1)
pip (8.1.0)
py (1.4.31)
pyparsing (2.0.7)
pytest (2.9.0)
python-dateutil (2.4.2)
pytz (2015.7)
scipy (0.17.0)
setuptools (7.0)
six (1.10.0)
tensorflow (0.5.0)
vboxapi (1.0)
wheel (0.26.0)
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11 Answers

I may be late, but while exploring this I noticed that this can be because the Scripts folder for python is not present in the PATH.

For me this is my scripts folder:

C:\Python38\Scripts\

If the path is a problem then running pip install pytest should actually you give you the warning with the path it was added to.

This should be present in the path. If on windows, edit the environment variables and this location to the PATH.

For me the path was incorrect because of an improper installation of python

user_77919760

I had the same issue. I had pytest v2.8.3 installed and the binary was on my path but under the name py.test. Upgrading to v3.0.3 added the regular pytest executable to the path.

user_7988470

I had the same problem. I have changed the Python installed folder permission to full access. And then uninstalled the pytest and installed again.

pip uninstall pytest

user_136908850

In my case, I had a similar issue in ubuntu 20.04. The below solution worked for me. Cause: Shell remembers the previous version or previously used Path, hence we need to force the shell to 'forget' the old location - with -r

hash -r pytest

Then execute the tests it should work fine.

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user_199088530

I Fixed this issue via below steps. 1.First uninstall existing pytest. 2.Check python version. 3.then verify pytest version is supported with python version or not via github issue tracker. 4. via sudo install pytest sudo pip install pytest 5. verify pytest version and insatlled correctly or not. pip list pytest --version

6.run any test using pytest test_abc.py

user_22152230

I encounter the same problem, python -m pytest works for me.

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