pytest-slack

What it is and what it does

pytest-slack is a pytest plugin that integrates test execution with Slack notifications. When you run pytest with the plugin enabled, it sends a summary of your test results to a Slack channel via an incoming webhook. You configure it by passing command-line options specifying the webhook URL, channel name, and optional customizations like the reporter username, success/failure emojis, or custom icons.

The plugin is designed for CI/CD pipelines and development workflows where teams want immediate visibility into test outcomes without manually checking logs. It depends only on requests for HTTP communication and installs as a standard Python package. The project is actively maintained and has been in production use since its first release in 2019.

Use it for:

• Notify a Slack channel when CI/CD test suites pass or fail, with custom emojis and reporter names.
• Send regression test results to a team channel with a link to the full test report.
• Integrate pytest into existing Slack-based development workflows for real-time test visibility.
• Automate test result notifications in multi-team environments where Slack is the primary communication hub.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

A pytest plugin that sends test results to Slack via incoming webhooks, allowing you to report pass/fail status with customizable messages, emojis, and icons.

Yes, if you use pytest in a Slack-integrated workflow. The plugin is lightweight, actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, and solves a straightforward problem—getting test results into Slack without manual steps. Install friction is minimal and the MIT license poses no restrictions.

Install

pytest-slack on PyPI

pip install pytest-slack

uv add pytest-slack

poetry add pytest-slack

Installing pytest-slack

Before you install

Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (requests). Actively maintained as of the latest commit on 2026-08-12, with stable production status and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice

MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.

Quickstart

pip install pytest-slack

pytest tests --slack_hook=https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR_HOOK --slack_channel=test_channel --slack_username="Test Bot"

Requires a Slack incoming webhook URL configured in your Slack workspace before use.

Verify before relying

• Whether the plugin works with modern pytest versions beyond those listed in classifiers (3.8 is the latest shown).
• Current maintenance status relative to pytest's ongoing evolution and breaking changes.

Package facts

Evidence: pytest_slack-2.3.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: pytest, py.test, slack

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