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ModuleNotFoundError when passing tests in two directories with similar layouts

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Description

pytest /tmp/component1/tests/integration works.

pytest /tmp/component2/tests/integration works.

pytest /tmp/component1/tests/integration /tmp/component2/tests/integration fails with ModuleNotFoundError for every test module in the component2 directory, eg: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tests.integration.test_xxx'.

Directory layout of each component is like:

component
├── tests
│   └── __init__.py
│   └── integration
│       └── __init__.py
│       └── test_xxx.py
└── src
│   └── main.py
└── setup.py

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Research direction

Start by running the two individual pytest commands and then the combined command against the component1 and component2 layouts described in the issue. Investigate how pytest resolves the tests packages when both integration directories are collected; done means the combined invocation collects and runs test_xxx.py from both components without ModuleNotFoundError.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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