python config_error ai_generated true

no tests ran in 0.12s ERROR: file or directory not found: tests/test_api.py

ID: python/pytest-exit-code-5-no-tests-collected

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80%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-04-22First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
7.x active — — —
8.x active — — —

Root Cause

The path passed to pytest does not exist relative to the current working directory, or the test file was renamed/moved. pytest exits with code 5 (EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED) when no tests are collected.

generic

中文

传给 pytest 的路径相对于当前工作目录不存在，或测试文件被重命名/移动。当未收集到测试时，pytest 以代码 5（EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED）退出。

Workarounds

  1. 92% success 
    cd /app && pytest
  2. 88% success 
    test -f tests/test_api.py && pytest tests/test_api.py || echo 'missing test file'

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 90% fail

    Ignoring the directory means the intended tests never run; the CI job passes green while testing nothing.

  2. 85% fail

    Masks genuinely missing tests and broken collection, allowing regressions through.