Tox can't handle path that contains dash (" - ") in it

[MdFahimulIslam]

Tox.ini

[tox]
minversion = 3.8.0
envlist = python3.8, python3.9, flake8, mypy
isolated_build = true

[testenv]
setenv =
    PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
deps =
    -r {toxinidir}{/}requirements_dev.txt
commands =
    pytest pytest --basetemp={envtmpdir} --cov-report term-missing`

Steps

Run "Tox "

Expectation

Should run without error

Error encountered

ERROR: usage: pytest.EXE [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...]
pytest.EXE: error: unrecognized arguments: - ReliSource Inc\15. UNARI\unari\.tox\python3.8\tmp
  inifile: D:\OneDrive - ReliSource Inc\15. UNARI\unari\pyproject.toml
  rootdir: D:\OneDrive - ReliSource Inc\15. UNARI\unari

ERROR: InvocationError for command 'D:\OneDrive - ReliSource Inc\15. UNARI\unari\.tox\python3.8\Scripts\pytest.EXE' pytest '--basetemp=D:\OneDrive' - ReliSource 'Inc\15.' 'UNARI\unari\.tox\python3.8\tmp' 
--cov-report term-missing (exited with code 4)`

Probable cause

Tox can't handle path that contains dash (" - ") in it

[jugmac00]

As requested in the issue template, could you please add the output of tox -rvv?

[masenf]

It's good practice to quote your substitutions like "{envtmpdir}" to avoid having them interpreted as multiple arguments (if they contain spaces).

See this example

[tox]
envlist = no,yes

[testenv]
allowlist_externals = /usr/bin/env

[testenv:no]
commands =
    /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p {envtmpdir} && echo foo > {envtmpdir}{/}t'
    python -c 'from pathlib import Path; print(Path("{envtmpdir}{/}t").read_text())'

[testenv:yes]
commands =
    /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p "{envtmpdir}" && echo foo > "{envtmpdir}{/}t"'
    python -c 'from pathlib import Path; print(Path("{envtmpdir}{/}t").read_text())'

This tox file works fine if the path it's in does not contain spaces, otherwise the no environment will fail due to splitting args on the space.

No spaces

no: commands[0]> /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/no/tmp && echo foo > /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/no/tmp/t'
no: commands[1]> python -c 'from pathlib import Path; print(Path("/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/no/tmp/t").read_text())'
foo

no: OK ✔ in 0.15 seconds
yes: commands[0]> /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p "/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/yes/tmp" && echo foo > "/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/yes/tmp/t"'
yes: commands[1]> python -c 'from pathlib import Path; print(Path("/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro-2430/.tox/yes/tmp/t").read_text())'
foo

  no: OK (0.15=setup[0.12]+cmd[0.01,0.02] seconds)
  yes: OK (0.14=setup[0.10]+cmd[0.01,0.02] seconds)
  congratulations :) (0.31 seconds)

With spaces

no: commands[0]> /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/no/tmp && echo foo > /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/no/tmp/t'
bash: /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro: Is a directory
no: exit 1 (0.01 seconds) /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430> /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/no/tmp && echo foo > /Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/no/tmp/t' pid=30520
no: FAIL ✖ in 0.13 seconds
yes: commands[0]> /usr/bin/env bash -c 'mkdir -p "/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/yes/tmp" && echo foo > "/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/yes/tmp/t"'
yes: commands[1]> python -c 'from pathlib import Path; print(Path("/Users/masen/code/tox-dev/repro/repro - 2430/.tox/yes/tmp/t").read_text())'
foo

  no: FAIL code 1 (0.13=setup[0.12]+cmd[0.01] seconds)
  yes: OK (0.14=setup[0.10]+cmd[0.01,0.02] seconds)
  evaluation failed :( (0.29 seconds)

Please try quoting the substitutions and kindly reopen this issue with your tox output if the problem persists.

[masenf]

For a more general solution to this problem, see #924