Command 'pytest' not found even though I moved pytest.py to /bin

Question

On Ubuntu 18.04-x64 I need to install the Pytest library for Python.

I ran the following commands:

pip3 install pytest
pytest --version

I get the following error:

Command 'pytest' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install python-pytest

However, when I run:

pip3 show pytest

I get:

Name: pytest
Version: 4.3.1
...
Location: /home/crispjam/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages

I decided to move the pytest.py file from its location in site-packages to /bin but that did not solve my problem.

When I run:

pytest --version

I still get:

 Command 'pytest' not found, but can be installed with:
 sudo apt install python-pytest

Is this not the right way of doing things? Should I instead be concerned with editing $PATH?

EDIT: I also tried installing pytest with sudo apt install python-pytest but that installed an outdated version - 3.3.2 which I cannot use for my project.

No, it's not the right way, put it back. Does `python3 -m pytest` work? That's the recommended way to ensure using the right python for a given library. — Andras Deak -- Слава Україні, Mar 27 '19 at 09:51
They installed with pip. You're recommending apt-get update. Hmm...? — Andras Deak -- Слава Україні, Mar 27 '19 at 09:53
run `find /home/crispjam -name pytest -type f` and when you find the path to pytest include it in your PATH with something like `export PATH=$PATH:/home/crispjam/.local/bin/` (replace with the path you found in the previous command). — Paulo Scardine, Mar 27 '19 at 09:54
yeah try @PauloScardine solution . It has got to do with $PATH configuration — Roushan Singh, Mar 27 '19 at 09:55
@Andras Deak `python3 -m pytest` works. How would I then transfer this pytest call: `pytest ./ -v -s -m [some_marked_test]`? — CrispJam, Mar 27 '19 at 09:58

Command 'pytest' not found even though I moved pytest.py to /bin

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