diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/external/pytest/report-tb-short.xml b/__tests__/fixtures/external/pytest/report-tb-short.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b70b4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/external/pytest/report-tb-short.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<testsuites>
+    <testsuite name="pytest" errors="0" failures="1" skipped="0" tests="1" time="0.316"
+               timestamp="2023-03-10T11:26:51.659606" hostname="c29b94e3532a">
+        <testcase classname="product_changes.tests.first_test.MyTestCase" name="test_something" time="0.075">
+            <failure message="assert False">mnt/extra-addons/product_changes/tests/first_test.py:6: in test_something
+                assert False
+                E assert False
+            </failure>
+        </testcase>
+    </testsuite>
+</testsuites>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/pytest-junit.test.ts b/__tests__/pytest-junit.test.ts
index b5ef3a4..ee5cfc3 100644
--- a/__tests__/pytest-junit.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/pytest-junit.test.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,24 @@ describe('pytest-junit tests', () => {
     expect(result.tests).toBe(1)
     expect(result.result).toBe('success')
   })
+
+  it('test failure with trace back', async () => {
+    const fixturePath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'external', 'pytest', 'report-tb-short.xml')
+    const filePath = normalizeFilePath(path.relative(__dirname, fixturePath))
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(fixturePath, {encoding: 'utf8'})
+
+    const opts: ParseOptions = {
+      parseErrors: true,
+      trackedFiles: []
+    }
+
+    const parser = new PytestJunitParser(opts)
+    const result = await parser.parse(filePath, fileContent)
+    expect(result.tests).toBe(1)
+    expect(result.result).toBe('failed')
+    expect(result.failedSuites[0].failedGroups[0].failedTests[0].error).toMatchObject({
+      line: 6,
+      message: 'assert False'
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 78b2f56..a84f2fa 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ const dart_json_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(4528);
 const dotnet_trx_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2664);
 const java_junit_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(676);
 const jest_junit_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1113);
+const pytest_junit_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2842);
 const mocha_json_parser_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6043);
 const path_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(4070);
 const github_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(3522);
@@ -426,6 +427,8 @@ class TestReporter {
                 return new java_junit_parser_1.JavaJunitParser(options);
             case 'jest-junit':
                 return new jest_junit_parser_1.JestJunitParser(options);
+            case 'pytest-junit':
+                return new pytest_junit_parser_1.PytestJunitParser(options);
             case 'mocha-json':
                 return new mocha_json_parser_1.MochaJsonParser(options);
             default:
@@ -1392,6 +1395,115 @@ class MochaJsonParser {
 exports.MochaJsonParser = MochaJsonParser;
 
 
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 2842:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.PytestJunitParser = void 0;
+const xml2js_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6189);
+const test_results_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2768);
+class PytestJunitParser {
+    constructor(options) {
+        this.options = options;
+    }
+    parse(path, content) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            const ju = yield this.getJunitReport(path, content);
+            return this.getTestRunResult(path, ju);
+        });
+    }
+    getJunitReport(path, content) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            try {
+                return (yield (0, xml2js_1.parseStringPromise)(content));
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                throw new Error(`Invalid XML at ${path}\n\n${e}`);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    getTestRunResult(path, junit) {
+        const suites = junit.testsuites.testsuite === undefined
+            ? []
+            : junit.testsuites.testsuite.map(ts => {
+                const name = ts.$.name.trim();
+                const time = parseFloat(ts.$.time) * 1000;
+                return new test_results_1.TestSuiteResult(name, this.getGroups(ts), time);
+            });
+        const time = junit.testsuites.$ === undefined
+            ? suites.reduce((sum, suite) => sum + suite.time, 0)
+            : parseFloat(junit.testsuites.$.time) * 1000;
+        return new test_results_1.TestRunResult(path, suites, time);
+    }
+    getGroups(suite) {
+        if (!suite.testcase) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        const groups = [];
+        for (const tc of suite.testcase) {
+            let grp = groups.find(g => g.describe === tc.$.classname);
+            if (grp === undefined) {
+                grp = { describe: tc.$.classname, tests: [] };
+                groups.push(grp);
+            }
+            grp.tests.push(tc);
+        }
+        return groups.map(grp => {
+            const tests = grp.tests.map(tc => {
+                const name = tc.$.name.trim();
+                const result = this.getTestCaseResult(tc);
+                const time = parseFloat(tc.$.time) * 1000;
+                const error = this.getTestCaseError(tc);
+                return new test_results_1.TestCaseResult(name, result, time, error);
+            });
+            return new test_results_1.TestGroupResult(grp.describe, tests);
+        });
+    }
+    getTestCaseResult(test) {
+        if (test.failure)
+            return 'failed';
+        if (test.skipped)
+            return 'skipped';
+        return 'success';
+    }
+    getTestCaseError(tc) {
+        if (!this.options.parseErrors || !tc.failure) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        const failure = tc.failure[0];
+        const details = typeof failure === 'object' ? failure._ : failure;
+        return Object.assign(Object.assign({}, this.errorSource(details)), { details });
+    }
+    errorSource(details) {
+        const lines = details.split('\n').map(line => line.trim());
+        const [path, pos] = lines[0].split(':');
+        const line = Number.parseInt(pos);
+        if (path && Number.isFinite(line)) {
+            return {
+                path,
+                line,
+                message: lines[1]
+            };
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+exports.PytestJunitParser = PytestJunitParser;
+
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 5867:
diff --git a/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-parser.ts b/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-parser.ts
index c22e4b4..cad0c0d 100644
--- a/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-parser.ts
+++ b/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-parser.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import {ParseOptions, TestParser} from '../../test-parser'
 import {parseStringPromise} from 'xml2js'
 
 import {JunitReport, TestCase, TestSuite} from './pytest-junit-types'
-import {getExceptionSource} from '../../utils/node-utils'
-import {getBasePath, normalizeFilePath} from '../../utils/path-utils'
 
 import {
   TestExecutionResult,
@@ -88,37 +86,28 @@ export class PytestJunitParser implements TestParser {
       return undefined
     }
 
-    const details = tc.failure[0]
-    let path
-    let line
-
-    const src = getExceptionSource(details, this.options.trackedFiles, file => this.getRelativePath(file))
-    if (src) {
-      path = src.path
-      line = src.line
-    }
+    const failure = tc.failure[0]
+    const details = typeof failure === 'object' ? failure._ : failure
 
     return {
-      path,
-      line,
+      ...this.errorSource(details),
       details
     }
   }
 
-  private getRelativePath(path: string): string {
-    path = normalizeFilePath(path)
-    const workDir = this.getWorkDir(path)
-    if (workDir !== undefined && path.startsWith(workDir)) {
-      path = path.substr(workDir.length)
-    }
-    return path
-  }
+  private errorSource(details: string): {path: string; line: number; message: string} | undefined {
+    const lines = details.split('\n').map(line => line.trim())
+    const [path, pos] = lines[0].split(':')
+    const line = Number.parseInt(pos)
 
-  private getWorkDir(path: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.options.workDir ??
-      this.assumedWorkDir ??
-      (this.assumedWorkDir = getBasePath(path, this.options.trackedFiles))
-    )
+    if (path && Number.isFinite(line)) {
+      return {
+        path,
+        line,
+        message: lines[1]
+      }
+    }
+
+    return undefined
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-types.ts b/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-types.ts
index c89c582..9f8f82d 100644
--- a/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-types.ts
+++ b/src/parsers/pytest-junit/pytest-junit-types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {Failure} from '../java-junit/java-junit-types'
+
 export interface JunitReport {
   testsuites: TestSuites
 }
@@ -29,6 +31,6 @@ export interface TestCase {
     name: string
     time: string
   }
-  failure?: string[]
+  failure?: string | Failure[]
   skipped?: string[]
 }