pytest-enabler
Enable installed pytest plugins
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Yes. If you use pytest and manage optional plugins (formatters, linters, type checkers), enabler eliminates configuration friction by letting you define plugin settings that only apply when those plugins are installed. Low install friction, active maintenance, MIT license, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe addition to any pytest workflow.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies (toml, jaraco.functools, jaraco.context, importlib_resources).
- Actively maintained with a recent commit on 2026-04-13 and marked as Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it safe to adopt in any project.
last release 2025-05-16 (455 days) · last repo commit 2026-04-13 · 6 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 90,868 downloads/mo, #13,559 on PyPI
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pip install pytest-enabler
# Add to pyproject.toml:
# [tool.pytest-enabler.black]
# addopts = "--black"
# Then run:
pytest- Whether the default config covers all common pytest plugins or requires manual setup for less common ones
- Performance impact when many plugins are conditionally enabled
What it is and what it does
pytest-enabler is a pytest plugin that lets you configure other pytest plugins in a way that gracefully handles their absence. Instead of failing when an optional plugin isn't installed, enabler simply skips its configuration. You define plugin settings in your pyproject.toml under [tool.pytest-enabler.*] sections, and enabler activates them only if those plugins are present.
The plugin comes with a default configuration covering common pytest extensions like pytest-black, pytest-cov, pytest-flake8, pytest-mypy, pytest-ruff, pytest-xdist, and pytest-ignore-flaky. You can override or extend these defaults in your own config, and you can still disable any plugin at runtime using pytest's standard -p no:plugin_name flag.
Use it for
- Set up a shared pytest configuration that works across teams without requiring everyone to install the same optional plugins
- Gradually roll out new pytest plugins (like code formatters or type checkers) without breaking existing test runs
- Maintain a single pyproject.toml that defines plugin behavior for developers who have different plugin suites installed
- Reduce boilerplate by letting enabler handle plugin discovery and conditional activation instead of manual pytest.ini tweaking
Worth the install?
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Yes.
If you use pytest and manage optional plugins (formatters, linters, type checkers), enabler eliminates configuration friction by letting you define plugin settings that only apply when those plugins are installed. Low install friction, active maintenance, MIT license, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe addition to any pytest workflow.
Install
pytest-enabler on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies (toml, jaraco.functools, jaraco.context, importlib_resources). Actively maintained with a recent commit on 2026-04-13 and marked as Production/Stable.
Requires Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it safe to adopt in any project.
Quickstart
pip install pytest-enabler
# Add to pyproject.toml:
# [tool.pytest-enabler.black]
# addopts = "--black"
# Then run:
pytestVerify before relying
- Whether the default config covers all common pytest plugins or requires manual setup for less common ones
- Performance impact when many plugins are conditionally enabled
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagestomljaraco.functoolsjaraco.contextimportlib_resources |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 455 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 90,868 / month, #13,559 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: PytestIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only |
Evidence: pytest_enabler-3.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
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