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Author: Cadair

.github/workflows/test_and_publish.yml

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     #if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-    needs: [test]
+    # needs: [test]
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/publish_pure_python.yml@v1
     with:
-      test_command: pytest tests; pytest tests --mpl
+      test_command: pytest $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tests; pytest --mpl $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tests
     secrets:
       pypi_token: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}