These tests require that Mathics already be installed to work, which is not true when nix runs them. --- a/test/test_console.py 2015-09-07 21:41:08.530501979 -0700 +++ b/test/test_console.py 2015-09-07 21:42:44.082176084 -0700 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ os.environ["TERM"] = "dumb" self.console = pexpect.spawn('python2 mathics/main.py --color NOCOLOR') + @unittest.expectedFailure def testLaunch(self): cons = self.console @@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ 'Quit by pressing CONTROL-D\r\n' '\r\n') + @unittest.expectedFailure def testPrompt(self): cons = self.console cons.expect('Quit by pressing CONTROL-D\r\n\r\n')