pytest_tagging
a pytest plugin to tag tests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use pytest and find its mark registration cumbersome. The plugin is stable, permissively licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. Dormant maintenance is not a concern here because the feature set is complete and the dependency surface is minimal. Install it when you want simpler, more flexible test filtering than pytest.mark provides.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires pytest to be installed; Python 3.8 or later.
- Low install friction; single dependency on pytest.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 644 days ago, but the repository is not archived and the latest commit is recent (2024-11-08), suggesting occasional updates without active development.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-11-08 (644 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-08 · 8 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 342,890 downloads/mo, #7,392 on PyPI
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pip install pytest-tagging
In your test file:
from pytest_tagging import combine_tags
import pytest
@pytest.mark.tags("integration", "smoke")
def test_example():
assert True
Run: pytest --tags integration- Thread-safety claim with pytest-parallel is stated in the description but not independently verified in the fact sheet.
What it is and what it does
pytest-tagging is a pytest plugin that replaces the standard pytest.mark system with a simpler tagging mechanism. Instead of registering marks upfront, you decorate tests with @pytest.mark.tags() using any arbitrary strings—including variables from your codebase—and then filter test runs by those tags using command-line options like --tags and --exclude-tags. The plugin supports both OR (default) and AND logic for multiple tags, can combine tags into groups, and displays a count of failures per tag.
It solves the friction of pytest's built-in mark registration, which requires pre-declaring marks and makes it awkward to use dynamic values. The plugin is lightweight (depends only on pytest), works across Python 3.8–3.13, and is thread-safe for parallel test execution.
Use it for
- Organize integration, unit, and smoke tests by tag and run only the subset you need during development or CI.
- Tag tests by component or feature (e.g., JIRA-XX, payment-module) and run all tests for a specific component.
- Exclude flaky or slow tests from a test run using --exclude-tags without modifying test code.
- Group related tests under a combined tag (e.g., 'all' = 'foo' + 'bar') and run them together.
- Display all available tags in your test suite to discover what tags are in use.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use pytest and find its mark registration cumbersome.
The plugin is stable, permissively licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. Dormant maintenance is not a concern here because the feature set is complete and the dependency surface is minimal. Install it when you want simpler, more flexible test filtering than pytest.mark provides.
Install
pytest-tagging on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; single dependency on pytest. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 644 days ago, but the repository is not archived and the latest commit is recent (2024-11-08), suggesting occasional updates without active development.
Requires pytest to be installed; Python 3.8 or later.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pytest-tagging
In your test file:
from pytest_tagging import combine_tags
import pytest
@pytest.mark.tags("integration", "smoke")
def test_example():
assert True
Run: pytest --tags integrationVerify before relying
- Thread-safety claim with pytest-parallel is stated in the description but not independently verified in the fact sheet.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagepytest |
| Maintenance | Dormant 644 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 342,890 / month, #7,392 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: pytest_tagging-1.6.0-py3-none-any.whl
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