When working with packages in DBT these need to be installed

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When working with packages in DBT these need to be installed via `dbt deps` This might be supported soon Currently as a workaround I manually call `RUN dbt deps` when creating my docker image for the repository However the `pytest` unit tests now fail As pytest is switching to a different path the `dbt sql dbt packages` directory no longer exists As I am using the `load assets from dbt project` which is NOT calling `dbt deps` it fails < claire> do you think you could somehow ensure that `dbt deps` is called before running DBT even when working with pytest For now until your new feature lands what would you suggest as a workaround

geoHeil · Answer

`Compilation Error dbt found 1 package s specified in packages yml but only 0 package s installed in dbt packages Run dbt deps to install package dependencies Encountered an error `

geoHeil · Answer

It looks like manually calling `dbt deps` before running pytest also in the CI pipeline is a workaround for now

geoHeil · Answer

I am curious to hear a when the deps handling for DBT will be part of dagster though and how it will be used then

Adam Bloom · Answer

I m a bit confused by this topic your workaround to run dbt deps in your docker build and before running pytest sounds like the correct solution to me dbt deps is meant to be run once during environment setup