From 31514f63ffa1dceeb7471d24af574f482b795cea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Johnson <24689722+ntjohnson1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:27:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] EAFP check on if file is accessible.

---
 src/_pytest/python.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index d069d7038..70fff76ee 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ def pytest_collect_directory(
     path: Path, parent: nodes.Collector
 ) -> Optional[nodes.Collector]:
     pkginit = path / "__init__.py"
-    if pkginit.is_file():
+    try:
+        is_accessible_file = pkginit.is_file()
+    except PermissionError:
+        is_accessible_file = False
+    if is_accessible_file:
         pkg: Package = Package.from_parent(parent, path=path)
         return pkg
     return None