Finding Plugins

You can find third-party pytest plugins in several places. The plugins listed in Appendix 3, ​Plugin Sampler Pack​ are all available for download from PyPI. However, that’s not the only place to look for great pytest plugins.

https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/plugins.html

The main pytest documentation site has a page that talks about installing and using pytest plugins, and lists a few common plugins.

https://pypi.python.org

The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a great place to get lots of Python packages, but it is also a great place to find pytest plugins. When looking for pytest plugins, it should work pretty well to enter “pytest,” “pytest-,” or “-pytest” into the search box, since most pytest plugins either start with “pytest-,” or end in “-pytest.”

https://github.com/pytest-dev

The “pytest-dev” group on GitHub is where the pytest source code is kept. It’s also where you can find some popular pytest plugins that are intended to be maintained long-term by the pytest core team.