[change] Added additional checks for pytest-vcr and vcrpy dependencies

Author: Aryamanz29

pyatlan/errors.py

@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ def __str__(self):
         )
 
 
+class DependencyNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """
+    Raised when a required external dependency is not installed.
+
+    This exception is typically used to indicate that an optional library
+    or plugin needed for a specific feature is missing.
+    """
+
+    pass
+
+
 class ApiConnectionError(AtlanError):
     """Error that occurs when there is an intermittent issue with the API, such as a network outage or an inability
     to connect due to an incorrect URL."""

pyatlan/test_utils/base_vcr.py

@@ -3,13 +3,27 @@
 
 import pkg_resources  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 
-from pyatlan.utils import DependencyNotFoundError
+from pyatlan.errors import DependencyNotFoundError
 
+# Check if pytest-vcr plugin is installed
 try:
-    # Check if pytest-vcr plugin is installed
     pkg_resources.get_distribution("pytest-vcr")
 except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
-    raise DependencyNotFoundError("pytest-vcr")
+    raise DependencyNotFoundError(
+        "pytest-vcr plugin is not installed. Please install pytest-vcr."
+    )
+
+# Check if vcrpy is installed and ensure the version is 6.0.x
+try:
+    vcr_version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("vcrpy").version
+    if not vcr_version.startswith("6.0"):
+        raise DependencyNotFoundError(
+            f"vcrpy version 6.0.x is required, but found {vcr_version}. Please install the correct version."
+        )
+except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+    raise DependencyNotFoundError(
+        "vcrpy version 6.0.x is not installed. Please install vcrpy version 6.0.x."
+    )
 
 import json
 import os

pyatlan/utils.py

@@ -471,10 +471,3 @@ def validate_single_required_field(field_names: List[str], values: List[Any]):
         raise ValueError(
             f"Only one of the following parameters are allowed: {', '.join(names)}"
         )
-
-
-class DependencyNotFoundError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, dependency):
-        super().__init__(
-            f"{dependency} is not installed, but it is required to use this module. Please install {dependency}."
-        )