https://github.com/squiddy/pytest-overwatch

pytest-overwatch is a Jest inspired interactive test runner plugin for pytest. It reruns tests whenever files change and allows you to select a subset of tests to run.
https://github.com/squiddy/pytest-overwatch

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pytest-overwatch is a Jest inspired interactive test runner plugin for pytest. It reruns tests whenever files change and allows you to select a subset of tests to run.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/squiddy/pytest-overwatch
• Owner: squiddy
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-12T18:41:08.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-11-14T06:27:19.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-15T03:48:07.227Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: pytest, pytest-plugin
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 290 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pytest-overwatch

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

**pytest-overwatch** is a Jest inspired interactive test runner plugin for

pytest. It reruns tests whenever files change and allows you to select a

subset of tests to run.

**Work in progress!**

## Features

- [x] re-run tests on file change

- [x] select subset of tests based on filename

- [ ] select subset of tests based on test name

- [x] support dropping into debugger on test failure

## In action

![](extras/demo.gif)

## Motivation

**pytest** is my go-to test runner for python projects and I use it heavily at

work. I usually use the `--looponfailure` feature of the

**pytest-xdist** plugin on the side, however having worked quite some time

with Jest in the javascript world, I was missing two things:

* ability to rerun all the selected tests constantly - instead of just the

  failed ones - to discover potential new failures

* running a subset of all tests easily

## Related projects

* https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

* https://github.com/joeyespo/pytest-watch

* https://github.com/facebook/jest