How to tell pip to install test dependencies?

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We are using pip -e . to install our package in editable/development mode, instead of using python setup.py develop. (We have to do so, because we pull packages from the public PyPi server and a private one. This did not worked for us using python setup.py develop.)

But pip -e . does not install test dependencies and I could not find some flag to force it to do so. How do I install test dependencies using pip?

Have you tried `python setup.py test`? If properly set up, this will install test-specific dependencies and run all tests. — jonrsharpe, Jan 09 '15 at 13:55
For anyone only coming across this question now, please see my comment [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29870629/pip-install-test-dependencies-for-tox-from-setup-py#comment122181805_29870629) on the recent deprecation of `tests_require`. — smheidrich, Sep 10 '21 at 09:54

aitorhh · Answer 1 · 2023-03-16T15:20:56.953

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I use extra_require in the setup.py as specified here. For example:

setup(
    name="Project-A",
    ...
    extras_require={
        'develop':  ["mock==2.0.0"],
    }
)

And to execute it using pip install:

pip install -e .[develop]

Or as suggested below the expanded version:

python -m pip install --editable '.[develop]'

edited Mar 16 '23 at 15:20

answered Jun 14 '17 at 14:40

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 16 '23 at 09:59

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For anyone coming later with zsh as their default shell this may save you some grief.

Turns out zsh interprets the dot as a special character so this won't work:

python -m pip install --editable .[develop]

You need to quote the extras like so:

python -m pip install --editable '.[develop]'

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answered Mar 15 '23 at 22:03

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How to tell pip to install test dependencies?

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