pytest may also be installed as py-test[-3]

.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
               working-directory: test/php
 
             - name: Python unit tests
-              run: pytest test/python
+              run: py.test-3 test/python
 
             - name: BDD tests
               run: behave -DREMOVE_TEMPLATE=1 --format=progress3

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)
 
     find_program(PYTHON_BEHAVE behave)
     find_program(PYLINT NAMES pylint3 pylint)
-    find_program(PYTEST pytest)
+    find_program(PYTEST NAMES pytest py.test-3 py.test)
     find_program(PHPCS phpcs)
     find_program(PHPUNIT phpunit)
 

docs/develop/Testing.md

@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ to have complete coverage of the Python library in `nominatim`.
 
 To execute the tests run
 
+    py.test-3 test/python
+
+or
+
     pytest test/python
 
+The name of the pytest binary depends on your installation.
+
 ## BDD Functional Tests (`test/bdd`)
 
 Functional tests are written as BDD instructions. For more information on