Need consultation about running tests for a Github repo

[Askic]

Hello,
I have just cloned a Git hub repo given here
But there is something I don't quite understand.
I have opened this project using VS Code with option Open Folder, and then I navigated to the cloned folder called pyads.

I tried to run tests, specifically test_symbol.py but I was not able to, because of the Module Not Found error on this line:

from tests.test_connection_class import create_notification_struct

Somehow VS code does not see this, even though there is a tests folder in the project.
Also, I noticed that my Pylint is complaining about the fact that create_notification_struct was never used and indeed after I delete whole line, I can run this .py file from the VS Code with Ctrl+F5, and all 29 tests are OK.
Also there is a complaint that pointer is not used in the line:

from ctypes import sizeof

So my question is: Are these imports were really unnecessary, or they are needed, but I (and Pylint) don't see it where.

Thanks

[alvacurdy]

Hello,
I have just cloned a Git hub repo given here
But there is something I don't quite understand.
I have opened this project using VS Code with option Open Folder, and then I navigated to the cloned folder called pyads.

I tried to run tests, specifically test_symbol.py but I was not able to, because of the Module Not Found error on this line:
Quote:
from tests.test_connection_class import create_notification_struct

Somehow VS code does not see this, even though there is a tests folder in the project.
Also, I noticed that my Pylint is complaining about the fact that create_notification_struct was never used and indeed after I delete whole line, I can run this .py file from the VS Code with Ctrl+F5, and all 29 tests are OK.
Also there is a complaint that pointer is not used in the line:
Quote:
from ctypes import sizeof


So my question is: Are these imports were really unnecessary, or they are needed, but I (and Pylint) don't see it where.

Thanks

The import is likely only needed for pytest/test framework context, not for your direct run in VS Code. When you run the file with Ctrl+F5, Python doesn’t treat the project root as a package, so:

• from tests... may fail due to import path issues
  but the test still runs if you remove unused dependencies
  

Pylint is flagging it correctly as unused in your current run, but it may still be used in other test setups (like pytest or CI).

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