`setup.py test` is deprecated since setuptools 41.5.0: https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/history.html#v41-5-0 setuptools 72.0.0 removed support for deprecated `setup.py test` command: https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/stable/history.html#v72-0-0 > The test command has been removed. Users relying on ‘setup.py test’ will need > to migrate to another test runner or pin setuptools before this version. See for details: https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/50996 Moreover, according to beehive logs: https://git.altlinux.org/beehive/logs/Sisyphus/x86_64/archive/2024/1011/success/python3-module-feedgenerator-2.1.0-alt1 > Ran 0 tests in 0.000s > NO TESTS RAN > + exit 0 Upstream uses `pytest` for tests: https://github.com/getpelican/feedgenerator/blob/c1e47f427d95ec71d5cfe651b268b063e5788741/.github/workflows/main.yml#L31-L32