coverage
Python code coverage measurement tool, tracking which code is executed and generating coverage reports.
Testing PyPI Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
22
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in testing
#39 of 40
by use in those projects
Downloads
71M
PyPI, last 7 days, coverage
GitHub stars
3,415
last push Oct 10, 2026
How coverage is used
coverage is a dependency in 22 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #39 of 40 in testing. The most used alternative there is Vitest. Projects that use it most often also use pytest (90.9%), Pydantic (68.2%), Requests (63.6%).
Often used with coverage
| pytest | 90.9% of coverage projects · 35.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Pydantic | 68.2% of coverage projects · 13.3× more than average |
| Requests | 63.6% of coverage projects · 12.0× more than average |
| NumPy | 59.1% of coverage projects · 15.4× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 59.1% of coverage projects · 9.1× more than average |
| urllib3 | 54.5% of coverage projects · 35.9× more than average |
| Pygments | 54.5% of coverage projects · 71.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list coverage as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install coverage |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (19), Next.js (2), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | DelineaXPM/delinea-mcp, mikegianfelice/Hunter, UnitapApp/unitap-backend |
Alternatives to coverage
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitest npm Next-generation testing framework powered by Vite with native ESM. |
1,549 (12.2%) | 123M | 17.2K | MIT |
| Playwright (JavaScript) npm Cross-browser automation library for end-to-end testing. |
1,117 (8.8%) | 74.2M | 97.4K | Apache-2.0 |
| Testing Library npm Testing utilities for React encouraging testing user behavior. |
915 (7.2%) | 68.7M | 19.7K | MIT |
| Jest npm Delightful JavaScript testing framework with minimal configuration. |
702 (5.5%) | 46.3M | 45.6K | MIT |
| jsdom npm JavaScript implementation of web standards for testing DOM interactions. |
681 (5.4%) | 112M | 21.7K | MIT |
| pytest pypi Simple, powerful Python testing framework with fixtures and plugins. |
330 (2.6%) | 196M | 14.6K | — |
| Chai npm BDD/TDD assertion library for Node.js and browsers with expressive syntax. |
305 (2.4%) | 14M | 8,265 | MIT |
| Mocha npm Feature-rich JavaScript test framework for Node.js and browsers. |
281 (2.2%) | 12.6M | 22.9K | MIT |