python runtime_error ai_generated true

ERROR collecting tests/test_example.py E SyntaxError: invalid syntax

ID: python/pytest-collection-error-syntaxerror

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-05-10First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.x active — — —

Root Cause

There is a syntax error in the test file or an imported module, preventing pytest from collecting the test.

generic

中文

测试文件或导入的模块中存在语法错误，导致 pytest 无法收集测试。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    python -m py_compile tests/test_example.py
Fix the reported syntax error, then rerun pytest.
  2. 90% success 
    flake8 tests/test_example.py
Address the reported issues.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 95% fail

    pytest cannot collect tests from a file with syntax errors; the test will not run.

  2. 80% fail

    This hides the underlying syntax error and may cause other tests to fail if the module is imported elsewhere.