[BUG] yarn playwright test errors with Cannot find module @playwright-test-npm-1.27.1

[viveleroi]

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.27.1
• Operating System: Windows 11
• Node.js version: 18.9.1
• Browser: N/A
• Yarn: 3.2.4

Describe the bug

Installed playwright for the first time using yarn create playwright. Using yarn playwright test errors with:

PS C:\Users\mbotsko\Desktop\v3> yarn playwright test
node:internal/process/esm_loader:97
    internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
                              ^

Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\mbotsko\Desktop\v3\.yarn\cache\@playwright-test-npm-1.27.1-ebcb7fdc03-92f219a78c.zip\node_modules\@playwright\test\lib\experimentalLoader.js' imported from C:\Users\mbotsko\Desktop\v3\
Did you mean to import C:/Users/mbotsko/Desktop/v3/.yarn/cache/@playwright-test-npm-1.27.1-ebcb7fdc03-92f219a78c.zip/node_modules/@playwright/test/lib/experimentalLoader.js?
    at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:393:5)
    at finalizeResolution (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:305:11)
    at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:866:10)
    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1074:11)
    at nextResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:163:28)
    at ESMLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:838:30)
    at ESMLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:425:18)
    at ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:522:22)
    at initializeLoader (node:internal/process/esm_loader:75:58)
    at loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:90:11) {
  code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
}

[pavelfeldman]

I can reproduce, yarn create playwright@latest does not work for Yarn 3.2.4.

[mxschmitt]

Yarn 3 relies on Node.js experimental loaders which Playwright does not support. We recommend NPM 8/9+ which we use to test Playwright.

If there is an easy workaround which can be applied in our codebase to make it work and be covered with a test, we're open to contributions for it.

Closing in the meantime since we can't act on it.