Attaching a patch to fix this.
diff -Nru pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/changelog pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/changelog --- pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/changelog 2016-08-02 17:56:04.000000000 +1200 +++ pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/changelog 2017-07-19 15:25:40.000000000 +1200 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +pytest-pylint (0.6.0-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + + * Prevent tests in the debian/$pkg directories from being collected when + running the tests. + + -- Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hud...@ubuntu.com> Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:25:09 +1200 + pytest-pylint (0.6.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium [ Ondřej Nový ] diff -Nru pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/rules pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/rules --- pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/rules 2016-08-02 17:56:04.000000000 +1200 +++ pytest-pylint-0.6.0/debian/rules 2017-07-19 15:25:52.000000000 +1200 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install: dh_auto_install - PYBUILD_SYSTEM=custom PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS="{interpreter} -m pytest -v -x" dh_auto_test + PYBUILD_SYSTEM=custom PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS="{interpreter} -m pytest -v -x --ignore debian" dh_auto_test # run tests after install: plugin needs to get registered by setup.py/entry_points override_dh_installchangelogs: