1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-relaxed/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-relaxed/default.nix
index 19d031b6a2b1..1030f76050ca 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-relaxed/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-relaxed/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , pytest
 , six
 , decorator
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,22 +16,23 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "e39a7e5b14e14dfff0de0ad720dfffa740c128d599ab14cfac13f4deb34164a6";
   };
 
+  # newer decorator versions are incompatible and cause the test suite to fail
+  # but only a few utility functions are used from this package which means it has no actual impact on test execution in paramiko and Fabric
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "decorator>=4,<5" "decorator>=4" \
+      --replace "pytest>=3,<5" "pytest>=3"
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [ pytest ];
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six decorator ];
 
-  patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i "s/pytest>=3,<5/pytest/g" setup.py
-  '';
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  # skip tests due to dir requirements
+  # lots of assertion errors mainly around decorator
   doCheck = false;
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest tests
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://pytest-relaxed.readthedocs.io/";
     description = "Relaxed test discovery/organization for pytest";