Teemu/pytest-sugar

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

pytest-sugar is a pytest plugin that improves the terminal output of test runs with a progress bar, instant failure display, and better-formatted results. It activates automatically once installed and offers options like --old-summary, --force-sugar, and Playwright trace integration.

Use cases

• show test failures instantly while running pytest
• add a progress bar to pytest output
• make pytest terminal output prettier and easier to read
• see detailed failure summaries instead of one-line tracebacks
• force enhanced pytest output in CI environments
• display Playwright trace files alongside test results

When to choose

• you run pytest frequently and want faster feedback on failures
• you find pytest's default terminal output hard to scan
• you want a zero-config drop-in improvement to test reporting
• you use Playwright and want trace files surfaced in test output

When to avoid

• you need machine-parseable test output (e.g. for CI log parsing)
• your tooling conflicts with non-default pytest terminal reporters
• you rely on other plugins that override pytest's output format

Facets

plugin · maturity active

testing developer-tools cli testing developer-tools python cli cross-platform pytest-plugin test-output progress-bar terminal-output developer-experience command-line

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