pytest-error-for-skips
Pytest plugin to treat skipped tests a test failure
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. While the plugin solves a real problem and has permissive licensing, it is abandoned and has not been maintained since 2019. Compatibility with modern pytest and Python versions is uncertain. For new projects, consider whether pytest's native skip handling or a more actively maintained alternative better serves your CI needs, or evaluate whether the risk of using an unmaintained plugin is acceptable for your use case.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires pytest to be installed; compatibility with pytest versions released after 2019 is uncertain given the package's abandoned status.
- Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on pytest.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2019-12-19 and no commits since then.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — Distributed under the MIT license, which is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
last release 2019-12-19 (2430 days) · last repo commit 2019-12-19 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 74,713 downloads/mo, #14,799 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pytest-error-for-skips
pytest --error-for-skips- Whether the plugin works with pytest versions released after 2019-12-19 without modification.
- Whether it is compatible with Python 3.9+ despite classifiers only listing up to 3.8.
- Whether any pytest API changes have broken the plugin's core functionality.
What it is and what it does
pytest-error-for-skips is a pytest plugin that changes how your test suite treats skipped tests. Instead of reporting them as skipped (the normal pytest behavior), it converts them into test failures. This is useful in CI environments where you want to ensure that all tests actually run rather than being silently skipped due to missing dependencies or conditional skip decorators.
The plugin works by adding a command-line flag `--error-for-skips` to pytest. When enabled, any test marked as skipped will be reported as a failure instead, forcing you to either fix the skip condition or explicitly acknowledge it. It depends only on pytest and has low installation friction, but it has been abandoned since late 2019 and may not be compatible with modern pytest or Python versions.
Use it for
- Enforce that CI pipelines run all tests rather than silently skipping tests due to missing optional dependencies.
- Catch tests that are skipped because of unmet environment conditions and ensure they are addressed.
- Verify test suite completeness by failing the build when tests are conditionally skipped.
- Detect tests that were marked as skip during development but never re-enabled.
Worth the install?
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No.
While the plugin solves a real problem and has permissive licensing, it is abandoned and has not been maintained since 2019. Compatibility with modern pytest and Python versions is uncertain. For new projects, consider whether pytest's native skip handling or a more actively maintained alternative better serves your CI needs, or evaluate whether the risk of using an unmaintained plugin is acceptable for your use case.
Install
pytest-error-for-skips on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on pytest. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2019-12-19 and no commits since then. It may not work reliably with recent pytest versions or Python releases beyond those it was tested against.
Requires pytest to be installed; compatibility with pytest versions released after 2019 is uncertain given the package's abandoned status.
License in practice
Distributed under the MIT license, which is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
Quickstart
pip install pytest-error-for-skips
pytest --error-for-skipsVerify before relying
- Whether the plugin works with pytest versions released after 2019-12-19 without modification.
- Whether it is compatible with Python 3.9+ despite classifiers only listing up to 3.8.
- Whether any pytest API changes have broken the plugin's core functionality.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.* |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagepytest |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,430 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 74,713 / month, #14,799 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 :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: pytest_error_for_skips-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl
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