python module_error ai_generated true

ImportError: cannot import name 'my_helper' from 'conftest' (unknown location)

ID: python/pytest-conftest-import-error

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-04-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.8 active — — —
3.9 active — — —
3.10 active — — —
3.11 active — — —
3.12 active — — —

Root Cause

A conftest.py file tries to import a function or variable that is not defined in it, often due to a circular import or missing definition.

generic

中文

conftest.py 文件尝试导入一个未在其中定义的函数或变量，通常是由于循环导入或缺少定义。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    Define the missing function in conftest.py or import it from a separate module: `from my_helpers import my_helper`
  2. 90% success 
    Check for circular imports by restructuring the code to avoid conftest importing itself.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 60% fail

    The issue is not import order but the missing symbol; moving it does not help.

  2. 80% fail

    This changes the intended behavior and may cause other tests to fail.