# Testing a package with runtests.jl does not generate graphical outputs

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**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Tags:** package, plotting\
**Created:** [October 19, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-a-package-with-runtests-jl-does-not-generate-graphical-outputs/16539 "2018-10-19T18:04:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-a-package-with-runtests-jl-does-not-generate-graphical-outputs/16539/2 "2018-10-20T06:24:03Z")

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> [@BVPs](#):
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> we try to run some plotting functions to show some graphics (via `Plots.jl` ), but when I run this via `] test MyPackage` , say, the test passes without any errors, but it does not generate any graphical plots.

Hard to say more without a minimal working example.

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