pytest-dependency
Manage dependencies of tests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you have a test suite with explicit dependencies between tests. The plugin is actively maintained, has no external runtime dependencies, and carries a permissive license. The high install friction is a minor concern; verify whether it affects your environment. For simple test suites without inter-test dependencies, it adds no value.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires pytest to be installed; pytest-dependency is a plugin and will not function standalone.
- High install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- The package itself is a pytest plugin with zero external runtime requirements, but the friction rating suggests potential build or environment setup complexity during installation.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state any material changes.
last release 2026-02-15 (180 days) · last repo commit 2026-02-15 · 172 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 8,908,309 downloads/mo, #1,579 on PyPI
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pip install pytest-dependency
# In your test file:
import pytest
@pytest.mark.dependency()
def test_setup():
pass
@pytest.mark.dependency(depends_on=['test_setup'])
def test_dependent():
pass- Whether the high install friction stems from compiled dependencies, system libraries, or other environmental factors not evident from the package metadata.
- Current maintenance activity level beyond the last commit date (2026-02-15) and whether active development continues.
What it is and what it does
pytest-dependency is a pytest plugin that lets you declare test dependencies—marking some tests as dependent on the success of other tests. When a test is marked as dependent on another, it will be automatically skipped if any of its dependencies fail or are themselves skipped. This is useful for test suites where later tests logically depend on earlier setup or validation steps succeeding.
The plugin integrates directly into pytest's test collection and execution flow. It has no external runtime dependencies and supports Python versions from 3.4 through 3.14. The package is actively maintained, with a recent commit history and a permissive Apache 2.0 license that allows both commercial and private use.
Use it for
- Skip integration tests when their setup fixture test fails, avoiding cascading false failures.
- Manage test suites where database migration tests must pass before data validation tests run.
- Conditionally run cleanup or teardown tests only if their corresponding setup tests succeeded.
- Build test pipelines where later stages depend on earlier stages completing successfully.
- Reduce test noise by skipping dependent tests rather than letting them fail due to unmet preconditions.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you have a test suite with explicit dependencies between tests.
The plugin is actively maintained, has no external runtime dependencies, and carries a permissive license. The high install friction is a minor concern; verify whether it affects your environment. For simple test suites without inter-test dependencies, it adds no value.
Install
pytest-dependency on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction with no runtime dependencies. The package itself is a pytest plugin with zero external runtime requirements, but the friction rating suggests potential build or environment setup complexity during installation.
Requires pytest to be installed; pytest-dependency is a plugin and will not function standalone.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state any material changes.
Quickstart
pip install pytest-dependency
# In your test file:
import pytest
@pytest.mark.dependency()
def test_setup():
pass
@pytest.mark.dependency(depends_on=['test_setup'])
def test_dependent():
passVerify before relying
- Whether the high install friction stems from compiled dependencies, system libraries, or other environmental factors not evident from the package metadata.
- Current maintenance activity level beyond the last commit date (2026-02-15) and whether active development continues.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.4 |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 180 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 8,908,309 / month, #1,579 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaFramework :: PytestIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: pytest_dependency-0.6.1.tar.gz
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