pytest-watcher 0.2.1

Continiously runs pytest on changes in *.py files

A simple watcher for pytest

Overview

pytest-watcher is a tool to automatically rerun pytest when your code changes. It looks for *.py files changes in a directory that you specify. pytest will be automatically invoked when you create new files and modify or delete existing.

Install pytest-watcher

pip install pytest-watcher

Usage

Specify the path that you want to watch:

ptw .

or

ptw /home/repos/project

Any additional arguments will be forwarded to pytest:

ptw . -x --lf --nf

Compatibility

The utility is OS independent and should work on any platform.

Code is tested for Python versions 3.6+