Please don't report bugs here but to the ticket tracker. If you're not sure there's a bug, django-users, the forum, or IRC are the recommended venues.
That said, I cannot reproduce your problem. Using django's main branch, I started a new project with a tests.py file using your exact content and it errors on import as expected: $ ./manage.py test --tag abc System check identified no issues (0 silenced). E ====================================================================== ERROR: example.core.tests (unittest.loader._FailedTest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ImportError: Failed to import test module: example.core.tests Traceback (most recent call last): File "/.../python3.9/unittest/loader.py", line 436, in _find_test_path module = self._get_module_from_name(name) File "/.../python3.9/unittest/loader.py", line 377, in _get_module_from_name __import__(name) File "/.../example/core/tests.py", line 4, in <module> assert 0 AssertionError ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ran 1 test in 0.000s FAILED (errors=1) On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 14:26, Cammil Taank <cta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > When I run tests using the --tag option, and there is a module level > exception, the tests seem to pass without any errors. > > Steps to reproduce: > 1. Add this to tests: > from django.test import TestCase > from django.test import tag > > assert 0 > > @tag('abc') > class TempTest(TestCase): > > def test_basic(self): > self.assertFalse(True) > > 2. Run python manage.py test > This should fail as expected > > 3. Run python manage.py test --tag=abc > This for me passes without any error > > Cammil > > ---- > ontono.com/cammil > taanktech.com > linkedin.com/cammiltaank <https://www.linkedin.com/in/cammiltaank/> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CACc%3DA%3D1gOcps2ameDdo4qkDo64%3DcRB99SrbH%3DxrKx5XeSE%2Bk5Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CACc%3DA%3D1gOcps2ameDdo4qkDo64%3DcRB99SrbH%3DxrKx5XeSE%2Bk5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CAMyDDM1iJ4VQzCjP07vKGZuAhnYzjPHQnjcKMOX2oULar2Ri%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.