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id: pytest-progress
version: "1.4.0"
license: MIT License Copyright (c) 2020 santosh Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in… (full text in the JSON record)
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# pytest-progress — pytest plugin for instant test progress status

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 124.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

pytest-progress is a pytest plugin that enhances test output by displaying a live counter of passed, failed, and skipped tests as they run, along with instant failure messages. It activates via the --show-progress command-line flag and works across macOS, Windows, and POSIX systems.

The plugin is designed to give developers immediate visual feedback during test execution without requiring verbose output for every individual test. It depends only on pytest and installs as a pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies, making it lightweight and portable across supported Python versions (3.8 through 3.13).

Use it for:

- Monitor test progress in CI/CD pipelines to catch failures early without waiting for full suite completion.
- Get instant feedback during local development when running large test suites to see which tests are passing or failing in real time.
- Generate cleaner test output in terminal environments where verbose mode produces too much noise but standard output lacks visibility.
- Quickly identify test failures as they occur rather than scrolling through a final summary after all tests complete.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A pytest plugin that displays real-time test progress counts (passed, failed, skipped) and instant failure messages during test runs.

Yes, if you run pytest regularly and want live progress feedback without verbose output overhead. The low install friction, permissive license, and lack of security vulnerabilities make it a safe addition. However, the aging maintenance status (last commit 276 days ago) means it may not receive updates for new pytest features—verify compatibility with your pytest version before relying on it in production CI/CD.

## Install

pip install pytest-progress
uv add pytest-progress
poetry add pytest-progress

## Installing pytest-progress

Before you install: Low install friction with a single runtime dependency on pytest. The package is in aging maintenance status with the last commit on 2025-11-11, but the repository is not archived and supports current Python versions.

License in practice: MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe to adopt in commercial and open-source projects.

Quickstart:

pip install pytest-progress

Then run tests with:
py.test --show-progress test_file.py

Or with verbose output:
py.test --show-progress --verbose test_file.py

Requires Python 3.8 or later and pytest to be installed.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the plugin works reliably with pytest versions beyond those tested at release time.
- Performance impact on large test suites with thousands of tests.

## Package facts

- License: MIT License Copyright (c) 2020 santosh Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in… (full text in the JSON record) (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 124.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

pytest progress display, test progress reporting, pytest test counter, live test status output, pytest failure messages, test run progress tracker, pytest result summary, pytest-plugin, test-reporting

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