VSCode pytest test discovery fails
I spent ages trying to decipher this unhelpful error after creating a test that had import errors. Verify that your test suite can actually be executed before doing any deeper troubleshooting.
pytest --collect-only
is your friend.
This is not a complete answer as I do not know why this is happening and may not relate to your problem, depending how you have your tests structured.
I resolved this issue by putting an __init__.py
file in my tests folder
E.G.:
├───.vscode│ settings.json│├───app│ myapp.py│└───tests test_myapp.py __init__.py
this was working a few days ago without this but the python extension was recently updated. I am not sure if this is the intended behavior or a side effect of how discoveries are now being made
https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdUse Python code for discovery of tests when using pytest. (#4795)
I just thought I would add my answer here as this might well affect someone who uses a .env
file for their project's environment settings since it is such a common configuration for 12 factor apps.
My example assumes that you're using pipenv
for your virtual environment management and that you have a .env
file at the project's root directory.
My vscode workspace settings json file looks like below. The crucial line for me here was "python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",
{ "python.pythonPath": ".venv/bin/python", "python.linting.enabled": true, "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true, "python.linting.pycodestyleEnabled": false, "python.linting.flake8Enabled": false, "python.linting.pylintPath": ".venv/bin/pylint", "python.linting.pylintArgs": [ "--load-plugins=pylint_django", ], "python.formatting.provider": "black", "python.formatting.blackArgs": [ "--line-length", "100" ], "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false, "python.testing.nosetestsEnabled": false, "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true, "python.testing.pytestPath": ".venv/bin/pytest", "python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env", "python.testing.pytestArgs": [ "--no-cov" ],}
I hope this saves someone the time I spent figuring this out.