python - Unable to register pytest helper functions

Question

Unable to register pytest helper functions. It keeps failing with the following error.

sh-4.2$ python
Python 3.6.11 | packaged by conda-forge | (default, Aug  5 2020, 20:09:42) 
[GCC 7.5.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> pytest_plugins = ['helpers_namespace']
>>> 
>>> import pytest
>>> 
>>> @pytest.helpers.register
... def foo(bar):
...     '''
...     this dumb helper function will just return what you pass to it
...     '''
...     return bar
... 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'pytest' has no attribute 'helpers'

• pytest-helpers-namespace~=2019.1.8
• pytest~=5.4.3

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65894054/unable-to-register-pytest-helper-functions

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