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pytest-env

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pytest plugin that allows you to add environment variables.

Last release 26 days ago
08 Sep 2026
Release timing varies
gaps range from 1 weeks to 13 months
Most releases are documented
notes for 22 of 27 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
12 years old
27 releases · first in 2015

Release timeline

27 releases since 2015

2015201720192021

Releases

1.7.18 Sept 2026
🔧 chore: batch dependency updates weekly on Tuesday by @gaborbernat in #256
What's Changed

🔧 chore: batch dependency updates weekly on Tuesday by @gaborbernat in #256

Keep pyproject environment settings visible beside native pytest configuration by @oyeong011 in #260

New Contributors

@oyeong011 made their first contribution in #260

Full Changelog: 1.7.0...1.7.1
Open source →
1.7.021 Jul 2026
🔒 ci(workflows): add zizmor security auditing by @gaborbernat in #216
What's Changed

🔒 ci(workflows): add zizmor security auditing by @gaborbernat in #216

📦 build: move the testing extra to a dependency group by @gaborbernat in #243

👷 ci: test against Python 3.15 beta by @gaborbernat in #245

Full Changelog: 1.6.0...1.7.0

One column per quarter.

1.6.012 Mar 2026

✨ feat(env): preserve existing env values by @gaborbernat in #213

What's Changed

✨ feat(env): preserve existing env values by @gaborbernat in #213

Full Changelog: 1.5.1...1.6.0

Open source →

1.5.112 Mar 2026

Add permissions to workflows by @gaborbernat in #203

What's Changed

Add permissions to workflows by @gaborbernat in #203
Add SECURITY.md to .github/ by @gaborbernat in #206
Add missing .github config files by @gaborbernat in #207
Standardize .github files to .yaml suffix by @gaborbernat in #208
Fix verbose source attribution when falling back to INI env by @shuofengzhang in #211

New Contributors

@shuofengzhang made their first contribution in #211

Full Changelog: 1.5.0...1.5.1

Open source →

1.5.017 Feb 2026

✨ feat(plugin): add --pytest-env-verbose for debugging env assignments by @gaborbernat in #199

What's Changed

✨ feat(plugin): add --pytest-env-verbose for debugging env assignments by @gaborbernat in #199

Full Changelog: 1.4.0...1.5.0

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1.4.017 Feb 2026

✨ feat(cli): add --envfile option for runtime environment switching by @gaborbernat in #197

What's Changed

✨ feat(cli): add --envfile option for runtime environment switching by @gaborbernat in #197

Full Changelog: 1.3.2...1.4.0

Open source →

1.3.211 Feb 2026

Nothing published for this version

1.3.111 Feb 2026

🔧 build(type): migrate from mypy to ty by @gaborbernat in #192

What's Changed

🔧 build(type): migrate from mypy to ty by @gaborbernat in #192
♻️ refactor(plugin): consolidate TOML config parsing by @gaborbernat in #193
✅ test(plugin): verify env vars available during conftest imports by @gaborbernat in #194

Full Changelog: 1.3.0...1.3.1

Open source →

1.3.011 Feb 2026

Support pytest.toml and .pytest.toml by @mikicz in #180

What's Changed

Support pytest.toml and .pytest.toml by @mikicz in #180
✨ feat(config): support [tool.pytest] in pyproject.toml by @gaborbernat in #189
✨ feat(plugin): add U flag to unset env variables by @gaborbernat in #188
🐛 fix(config): use inipath for TOML file discovery by @gaborbernat in #190
✨ feat(plugin): add .env file loading support by @gaborbernat in #191

New Contributors

@mikicz made their first contribution in #180

Full Changelog: 1.2.0...1.3.0

Open source →

1.2.09 Oct 2025

Add support for 3.14 and drop 3.9 by @gaborbernat in #163

What's Changed

Add support for 3.14 and drop 3.9 by @gaborbernat in #163

Full Changelog: 1.1.5...1.2.0

Open source →

1.1.517 Sept 2024

Improve the CI by @gaborbernat in #101

What's Changed

Improve the CI by @gaborbernat in #101

Full Changelog: 1.1.4...1.1.5

Open source →

1.1.47 Sept 2024

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.3...1.1.4

Open source →

1.1.328 Nov 2023

What's Changed

fix README typo by @thundercat1 in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/63

New Contributors

@thundercat1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/63

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.2...1.1.3

Open source →

1.1.228 Nov 2023

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.1...1.1.2

Open source →

1.1.130 Oct 2023

What's Changed

Fix native toml documentation does not match code by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/60

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.0...1.1.1

Open source →

1.1.024 Oct 2023

What's Changed

Fix type checker by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/50
Drop the pytest dot by @The-Compiler in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/54
Add native toml support by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/59

New Contributors

@The-Compiler made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/54

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0

Open source →

1.0.124 Aug 2023

What's Changed

Disable plugin autoloading in the test suite by @mgorny in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/49

New Contributors

@mgorny made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/49

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.0.0...1.0.1

Open source →

1.0.022 Aug 2023

What's Changed

Exclude dependabot and pre-commit ci from release notes by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/37
chore: typo fix in pyproject.toml by @sandrotosi in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/42

New Contributors

@pre-commit-ci made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/39
@sandrotosi made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/42

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.8.2...1.0.0

Open source →

0.8.215 Jun 2023

Bump tools and deps by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/13

What's Changed

Bump tools and deps by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/13
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.5.1 to 1.5.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/14
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.5.2 to 1.6.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/15
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.6.1 to 1.6.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/16
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/18
Add pyproject-fmt by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/19
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.6.4 to 1.7.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/20
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.7.1 to 1.8.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/21
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/22
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/23
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.8.1 to 1.8.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/24
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.8.3 to 1.8.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/25
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/26
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/28
Bump deps and tools by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/30
Add trusted-publish by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/31
Add 3.12 support by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/32
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.8.5 to 1.8.6 by @dependabot in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/33
git ls-files -z -- .github/workflows/check.yml | xargs -0 sed -i 's|3.12.0-alpha.7|3.12.0-beta.1|g' by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/34
Add ruff by @gaborbernat in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/35

New Contributors

@dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/14

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.8.1...0.8.2

Open source →

0.8.123 Oct 2022

Add mention of pyproject.toml in the header of README.md by @Elijas in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/10

What's Changed

Add mention of pyproject.toml in the header of README.md by @Elijas in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/10

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.8.0...0.8.1

Open source →

0.8.023 Oct 2022

Add R: prefix implementation and unit tests by @Elijas in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/9

What's Changed

Add R: prefix implementation and unit tests by @Elijas in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/9

New Contributors

@Elijas made their first contribution in https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/pull/9

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.7.0...0.8.0

Open source →

0.7.022 Oct 2022

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.7.0...0.6.2

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/0.7.0...0.6.2

Open source →

0.6.216 Jun 2017

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.3...0.6.2

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-env/compare/1.1.3...0.6.2

Open source →

0.6.18 Jun 2017

Nothing published for this version

0.6.014 Oct 2015

Nothing published for this version

0.5.15 Feb 2015

Nothing published for this version

0.55 Feb 2015

Nothing published for this version

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