pytest object has no attribute 'main'

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Originally reported by: Jason Lee (BitBucket: tutong, GitHub: tutong)

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I copied the code in pytest usage.html#pytest-main-usage as followed:

import pytest
class MyPlugin:
    def pytest_sessionfinish(self):
        print("*** test run reporting finishing")

pytest.main("-qq", plugins=[MyPlugin()])

into a file named mytest_1.py and then execute "python mytest_1.py"
I got the result:

 **Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "mytest_1.py", line 7, in <module>
    pytest.main("-qq", plugins=[MyPlugin()])
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'main'**

and the expected is:
*** test run reporting finishing

py.test information :py.test version 2.3.4, imported from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest.pyc
python information:Python 2.7.3
system information:Linux 2.6.32.16-141.1.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 14 22:04:02 CST 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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• Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/pytest-dev/pytest/issue/281

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Original comment by Ronny Pfannschmidt (BitBucket: RonnyPfannschmidt, GitHub: RonnyPfannschmidt):

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made description readable

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Original comment by Ronny Pfannschmidt (BitBucket: RonnyPfannschmidt, GitHub: RonnyPfannschmidt):

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i cant replicate

as a sidenote, you need to pass a list into

also try pytest.cmdline.main

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Original comment by holger krekel (BitBucket: hpk42, GitHub: hpk42):

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do a print pytest after the import to see where it's comming from.

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Original comment by Jason Lee (BitBucket: tutong, GitHub: tutong):

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printed pytest and I got

#!python

<module 'pytest' from '/home/tutong/testing.frame/py_test/pytest.pyc'>

I tried pytest.cmdline.main and got

#!python

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "mytest_1.py", line 8, in <module>
    pytest.cmdline.main("-qq", plugins=[MyPlugin()])
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'cmdline'

the same as before.

It looks my local path

Should I reinstall pytest?

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Original comment by Jason Lee (BitBucket: tutong, GitHub: tutong):

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I change the file by mistake.

After re-installed it, all is ok