Update CHANGELOG with towncrier

Load-Distribute test cases by filename

.gitignore

@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ pytestdebug.log
 .tox/
 .cache/
 .eggs/
+.idea/

.travis.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ notifications:
   - pytest-commit@python.org
 
 python:
-- '2.6'
 - '2.7'
 - '3.4'
 - '3.5'
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ env:
 - TOXENV=py-pytest30
 - TOXENV=py-pytest31
 - TOXENV=py-pytest32
+- TOXENV=py-pytest33
 
 install: pip install tox setuptools_scm
 script: tox
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ jobs:
   include:
     - stage: test
     # python x env above are already included into this stage
+    - python: "2.7"
+      env: TOXENV=py27-pytestmaster
+    - python: "2.7"
+      env: TOXENV=py27-pytestfeatures
+    - python: "3.6"
+      env: TOXENV=py36-pytestmaster
+    - python: "3.6"
+      env: TOXENV=py36-pytestfeatures
     - python: "3.6"
       env: TOXENV=flakes
     - python: "3.6"
@@ -37,15 +45,15 @@ jobs:
     - stage: deploy
       python: '3.6'
       env:
-      install: skip
+      install: pip install -U setuptools setuptools_scm
       script: skip
       deploy:
         provider: pypi
         user: ronny
+        distributions: sdist bdist_wheel  
         skip_upload_docs: true
         password:
           secure: 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
         on:
           tags: true
-          distributions: sdist bdist_wheel
           repo: pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+pytest-xdist 1.21.0 (2017-12-22)
+================================
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Drop support for EOL Python 2.6. (`#259
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/259>`_)
+
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- New ``--dist=loadfile`` option which load-distributes test to workers grouped
+  by the file the tests live in. (`#242
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/242>`_)
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix accidental mutation of test report during serialization causing longrepr
+  string-ification to break. (`#241
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/241>`_)
+
+
+pytest-xdist 1.20.1 (2017-10-05)
+================================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix hang when all worker nodes crash and restart limit is reached (`#45
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/45>`_)
+
+- Fix issue where the -n option would still run distributed tests when pytest
+  was run with the --collect-only option (`#5
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/5>`_)
+
+
 pytest-xdist 1.20.0 (2017-08-17)
 ================================
 
@@ -6,7 +46,7 @@ Features
 
 - ``xdist`` now supports tests to log results multiple times, improving
   integration with plugins which require it like `pytest-rerunfailures
-  <https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures>_` and `flaky
+  <https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures>`_ and `flaky
   <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/flaky>`_. (`#206 <https://github.com/pytest-
   dev/pytest-xdist/issues/206>`_)
 
@@ -250,7 +290,7 @@ Improved Documentation
   in master. Thanks Aron Curzon.
 
 - fix pytest issue419 by sending/receiving indices into the test
-  collection instead of node ids (which are not neccessarily unique
+  collection instead of node ids (which are not necessarily unique
   for functions parametrized with duplicate values)
 
 - send multiple "to test" indices in one network message to a slave

README.rst

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 
 
 .. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-xdist.svg
+    :alt: PyPI version
+    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-xdist.svg
+    :alt: Python versions
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-xdist/badges/version.svg
+    :alt: Anaconda version
     :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist.svg?branch=master
+    :alt: Travis CI build status
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/56eq1a1avd4sdd7e/branch/master?svg=true
+    :alt: AppVeyor build status
     :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/pytestbot/pytest-xdist
 
 xdist: pytest distributed testing plugin
@@ -229,7 +237,7 @@ You can also add default environments like this:
 .. code-block:: ini
 
     [pytest]
-    addopts = --tx ssh=myhost//python=python2.5 --tx ssh=myhost//python=python2.6
+    addopts = --tx ssh=myhost//python=python2.5 --tx ssh=myhost//python=python3.6
 
 and then just type::
 
@@ -313,6 +321,22 @@ the same worker ``gw0``, while the test methods from classes ``TestHDF`` and
 Currently the groupings can't be customized, with grouping by class takes
 priority over grouping by module.
 
+Sending tests to the same worker based on their file
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+*New in version 1.21.*
+
+.. note::
+    This is an **experimental** feature: the actual functionality will
+    likely stay the same, but the CLI might change slightly in future versions.
+
+You can send tests to the same worker grouped by their filename by using the
+``--dist=loadfile`` option, so tests of the same file are guaranteed to run
+in the same worker.
+
+Using the example in the previous section, all tests from ``test_container.py`` will
+run in the same worker, as well as the tests in ``test_io.py``.
+
 
 Specifying "rsync" dirs in an ini-file
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

appveyor.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 environment:
   matrix:
   # note: please use "tox --listenvs" to populate the build matrix
-  - TOXENV: "py26-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py34-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py34-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest33-pexpect"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest30-pexpect"
+  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest33-pexpect"
-  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest30-pexpect"
   - TOXENV: "flakes"
   - TOXENV: "readme"
 
 install:
-  - C:\Python35\python -m pip install tox setuptools_scm
+  - C:\Python35\python -m pip install -U tox setuptools_scm pip
 
 build: false  # Not a C# project, build stuff at the test step instead.
 

setup.py

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-from sys import version_info
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 install_requires = ['execnet>=1.1', 'pytest>=3.0.0', 'pytest-forked']
 
-if version_info < (2, 7):
-    install_requires.append('ordereddict')
-
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
@@ -27,6 +22,7 @@ setup(
         ],
     },
     zip_safe=False,
+    python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*',
     install_requires=install_requires,
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     classifiers=[
@@ -41,6 +37,11 @@ setup(
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance',
         'Topic :: Utilities',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
     ],
 )

testing/acceptance_test.py

@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ class TestDistribution:
         child.close()
         # assert ret == 2
 
+    def test_dist_with_collectonly(self, testdir):
+        p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            def test_ok():
+                pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest(p1, "-n1", "--collect-only")
+        assert result.ret == 0
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*collected 1 item*",
+        ])
+
 
 class TestDistEach:
     def test_simple(self, testdir):
@@ -701,6 +712,17 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
             "*2 failed*2 passed*",
         ])
 
+    def test_max_slave_restart_die(self, testdir):
+        f = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import os
+            os._exit(1)
+        """)
+        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-slave-restart=0')
+        res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*Unexpectedly no active workers*",
+            "*INTERNALERROR*"
+        ])
+
     def test_disable_restart(self, testdir):
         f = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import os
@@ -733,9 +755,9 @@ def test_worker_id_fixture(testdir, n):
         with open(fname) as f:
             worker_ids.add(f.read().strip())
     if n == 0:
-        assert worker_ids == set(['master'])
+        assert worker_ids == {'master'}
     else:
-        assert worker_ids == set(['gw0', 'gw1'])
+        assert worker_ids == {'gw0', 'gw1'}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('tb',
@@ -834,11 +856,72 @@ class TestLoadScope:
             'test_a.py::TestB', result.outlines) in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 10})
 
 
+class TestFileScope:
+
+    def test_by_module(self, testdir):
+        test_file = """
+            import pytest
+            class TestA:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+
+            class TestB:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+        """
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            test_a=test_file,
+            test_b=test_file,
+        )
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadfile', '-v')
+        test_a_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestA', result.outlines)
+        test_b_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_b.py::TestB', result.outlines)
+
+        assert test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+        assert test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+
+    def test_by_class(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile(test_a="""
+            import pytest
+            class TestA:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+
+            class TestB:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadfile', '-v')
+        test_a_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestA', result.outlines)
+        test_b_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestB', result.outlines)
+
+        assert test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+        assert test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+
+
 def parse_tests_and_workers_from_output(lines):
     result = []
     for line in lines:
         # example match: "[gw0] PASSED test_a.py::test[7]"
-        m = re.match(r'\[(gw\d)\]\s(.*?)\s(.*::.*)', line.strip())
+        m = re.match(r'''
+            \[(gw\d)\]  # worker
+            \s*
+            (?:\[\s*\d+%\])? # progress indicator (pytest >=3.3)
+            \s(.*?)     # status string ("PASSED")
+            \s(.*::.*)  # nodeid
+        ''', line.strip(), re.VERBOSE)
         if m:
             worker, status, nodeid = m.groups()
             result.append((worker, status, nodeid))

testing/conftest.py

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ pytest_plugins = "pytester"
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _divert_atexit(request, monkeypatch):
     import atexit
-    l = []
+    finalizers = []
 
     def finish():
-        while l:
+        while finalizers:
-            l.pop()()
+            finalizers.pop()()
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(atexit, "register", l.append)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(atexit, "register", finalizers.append)
     request.addfinalizer(finish)
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption('--gx',
                      action="append",
                      dest="gspecs",
-                     help=("add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. "))
+                     help="add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. ")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

testing/test_dsession.py

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TestLoadScheduling:
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         node1, node2 = sched.nodes
-        col = ["xyz"] * (6)
+        col = ["xyz"] * 6
         sched.add_node_collection(node1, col)
         sched.add_node_collection(node2, col)
         sched.schedule()

testing/test_looponfail.py

@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ class TestStatRecorder:
         tmp = tmpdir
         sd = StatRecorder([tmp])
 
-        l = [True, False]
+        ret_values = [True, False]
-        monkeypatch.setattr(StatRecorder, 'check', lambda self: l.pop())
+        monkeypatch.setattr(StatRecorder, 'check', lambda self: ret_values.pop())
         sd.waitonchange(checkinterval=0.2)
-        assert not l
+        assert not ret_values
 
 
 class TestRemoteControl:

testing/test_plugin.py

@@ -44,6 +44,36 @@ def test_auto_detect_cpus(testdir, monkeypatch):
     assert config.getoption('numprocesses') == 99
 
 
+def test_boxed_with_collect_only(testdir):
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_cmdline_main as check_options
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--boxed")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert config.option.forked
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert not config.option.forked
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--boxed", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert config.option.forked
+
+
+def test_dsession_with_collect_only(testdir):
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_cmdline_main as check_options
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_configure as configure
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1")
+    check_options(config)
+    configure(config)
+    assert config.pluginmanager.hasplugin("dsession")
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    configure(config)
+    assert not config.pluginmanager.hasplugin("dsession")
+
+
 class TestDistOptions:
     def test_getxspecs(self, testdir):
         config = testdir.parseconfigure("--tx=popen", "--tx", "ssh=xyz")

testing/test_remote.py

@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ def test_remoteinitconfig(testdir):
 
 
 class TestReportSerialization:
+    def test_xdist_longrepr_to_str_issue_241(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import os
+            def test_a(): assert False
+            def test_b(): pass
+        """)
+        testdir.makeconftest("""
+            def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
+                print(report.longrepr)
+        """)
+        res = testdir.runpytest('-n1', '-s')
+        res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            '*1 failed, 1 passed *'
+        ])
+
     def test_xdist_report_longrepr_reprcrash_130(self, testdir):
         reprec = testdir.inline_runsource("""
                     import py
@@ -107,8 +122,6 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
         assert rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.style \
             == a.longrepr.reprtraceback.style
         assert rep.longrepr.sections == a.longrepr.sections
-        assert rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries \
-            == a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         # Missing section attribute PR171
         assert added_section in a.longrepr.sections
 
@@ -127,14 +140,15 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
 
         rep_entries = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         a_entries = a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
-        assert rep_entries == a_entries
         for i in range(len(a_entries)):
             assert isinstance(rep_entries[i], ReprEntry)
             assert rep_entries[i].lines == a_entries[i].lines
             assert rep_entries[i].localssep == a_entries[i].localssep
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc == a_entries[i].reprfileloc
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.lineno == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.lineno
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprfuncargs == a_entries[i].reprfuncargs
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.message == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.message
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprlocals == a_entries[i].reprlocals
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.path == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.path
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfuncargs.args == a_entries[i].reprfuncargs.args
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprlocals.lines == a_entries[i].reprlocals.lines
             assert rep_entries[i].style == a_entries[i].style
 
     def test_reprentries_serialization_196(self, testdir):
@@ -152,7 +166,6 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
 
         rep_entries = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         a_entries = a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
-        assert rep_entries == a_entries
         for i in range(len(a_entries)):
             assert isinstance(rep_entries[i], ReprEntryNative)
             assert rep_entries[i].lines == a_entries[i].lines

testing/test_slavemanage.py

@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
         assert gm.specs[0].chdir is None
 
     def test_default_chdir(self, config):
-        l = ["ssh=noco", "socket=xyz"]
+        specs = ["ssh=noco", "socket=xyz"]
-        for spec in NodeManager(config, l).specs:
+        for spec in NodeManager(config, specs).specs:
             assert spec.chdir == "pyexecnetcache"
-        for spec in NodeManager(config, l, defaultchdir="abc").specs:
+        for spec in NodeManager(config, specs, defaultchdir="abc").specs:
             assert spec.chdir == "abc"
 
     def test_popen_makegateway_events(self, config, hookrecorder,
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
                     pass
 
             gw.remote_exec = pseudoexec
-        l = []
+        notifications = []
         for gw in hm.group:
-            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: l.append(args))
+            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: notifications.append(args))
-        assert not l
+        assert not notifications
         hm.teardown_nodes()
         assert not len(hm.group)
         assert "sys.path.insert" in gw.remote_exec.args[0]
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
         hm = NodeManager(config, ["popen//chdir=%s" % dest] * 1)
         hm.setup_nodes(None)
         source.ensure("dir1", "dir2", "hello")
-        l = []
+        notifications = []
         for gw in hm.group:
-            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: l.append(args))
+            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: notifications.append(args))
-        assert len(l) == 1
+        assert len(notifications) == 1
-        assert l[0] == ("rsyncrootready", hm.group['gw0'].spec, source)
+        assert notifications[0] == ("rsyncrootready", hm.group['gw0'].spec, source)
         hm.teardown_nodes()
         dest = dest.join(source.basename)
         assert dest.join("dir1").check()
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ class TestHRSync:
         source.ensure(".somedotfile", "moreentries")
         source.ensure("somedir", "editfile~")
         syncer = HostRSync(source, ignores=NodeManager.DEFAULT_IGNORES)
-        l = list(source.visit(rec=syncer.filter, fil=syncer.filter))
+        files = list(source.visit(rec=syncer.filter, fil=syncer.filter))
-        assert len(l) == 3
+        assert len(files) == 3
-        basenames = [x.basename for x in l]
+        basenames = [x.basename for x in files]
         assert 'dir' in basenames
         assert 'file.txt' in basenames
         assert 'somedir' in basenames

tox.ini

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 [tox]
 # if you change the envlist, please update .travis.yml file as well
 envlist=
-  py{26,27,34,35,36}-pytest{30,31,32}
+  py{27,34,35,36}-pytest{30,31,32,33}
-  py{27,36}-pytest{30,31,32}-pexpect
+  py{27,36}-pytest{30,31,32,33}-pexpect
+  py{27,36}-pytest{master,features}
   flakes
   readme
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ deps =
   pytest30: pytest~=3.0.5
   pytest31: pytest~=3.1.0
   pytest32: pytest~=3.2.0
+  pytest33: pytest~=3.3.0
+  pytestmaster: git+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest.git@master
+  pytestfeatures: git+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest.git@features
   pexpect: pexpect
 platform=
   pexpect: linux|darwin

xdist/dsession.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from xdist.scheduler import (
     EachScheduling,
     LoadScheduling,
     LoadScopeScheduling,
+    LoadFileScheduling,
 )
 
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class DSession:
             'each': EachScheduling,
             'load': LoadScheduling,
             'loadscope': LoadScopeScheduling,
+            'loadfile': LoadFileScheduling,
         }
         return schedulers[dist](config, log)
 
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ class DSession:
     def loop_once(self):
         """Process one callback from one of the slaves."""
         while 1:
+            if not self._active_nodes:
+                # If everything has died stop looping
+                self.triggershutdown()
+                raise RuntimeError("Unexpectedly no active workers available")
             try:
                 eventcall = self.queue.get(timeout=2.0)
                 break

xdist/plugin.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                          "when crashed (set to zero to disable this feature)")
     group.addoption(
         '--dist', metavar="distmode",
-        action="store", choices=['each', 'load', 'loadscope', 'no'],
+        action="store", choices=['each', 'load', 'loadscope', 'loadfile', 'no'],
         dest="dist", default="no",
         help=("set mode for distributing tests to exec environments.\n\n"
               "each: send each test to all available environments.\n\n"
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
               " available environment.\n\n"
               "loadscope: load balance by sending pending groups of tests in"
               " the same scope to any available environment.\n\n"
+              "loadfile: load balance by sending test grouped by file"
+              " to any available environment.\n\n"
               "(default) no: run tests inprocess, don't distribute."))
     group.addoption(
         '--tx', dest="tx", action="append", default=[],
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ def pytest_addhooks(pluginmanager):
 
 @pytest.mark.trylast
 def pytest_configure(config):
-    if config.getoption("dist") != "no":
+    if config.getoption("dist") != "no" and not config.getvalue("collectonly"):
         from xdist.dsession import DSession
         session = DSession(config)
         config.pluginmanager.register(session, "dsession")
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ def pytest_cmdline_main(config):
         if val("dist") != "no":
             if usepdb:
                 raise pytest.UsageError(
-                    "--pdb incompatible with distributing tests.")
+                    "--pdb is incompatible with distributing tests; try using -n0.")  # noqa: E501
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # fixtures

xdist/remote.py

@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@ class SlaveInteractor:
 
 def serialize_report(rep):
     def disassembled_report(rep):
-        reprtraceback = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.__dict__
+        reprtraceback = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.__dict__.copy()
-        reprcrash = rep.longrepr.reprcrash.__dict__
+        reprcrash = rep.longrepr.reprcrash.__dict__.copy()
 
         new_entries = []
         for entry in reprtraceback['reprentries']:
             entry_data = {
                 'type': type(entry).__name__,
-                'data': entry.__dict__,
+                'data': entry.__dict__.copy(),
             }
             for key, value in entry_data['data'].items():
                 if hasattr(value, '__dict__'):
-                    entry_data['data'][key] = value.__dict__
+                    entry_data['data'][key] = value.__dict__.copy()
             new_entries.append(entry_data)
 
         reprtraceback['reprentries'] = new_entries
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ def remote_initconfig(option_dict, args):
 
 if __name__ == '__channelexec__':
     channel = channel  # noqa
-    # python3.2 is not concurrent import safe, so let's play it safe
-    # https://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest/issue/347/pytest-xdist-and-python-32
-    if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 2):
-        os.environ["PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE"] = "1"
     slaveinput, args, option_dict = channel.receive()
     importpath = os.getcwd()
     sys.path.insert(0, importpath)  # XXX only for remote situations

xdist/scheduler/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from xdist.scheduler.each import EachScheduling  # noqa
 from xdist.scheduler.load import LoadScheduling  # noqa
 from xdist.scheduler.loadscope import LoadScopeScheduling  # noqa
+from xdist.scheduler.filescope import LoadFileScheduling  # noqa

xdist/scheduler/filescope.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from . import LoadScopeScheduling
+from py.log import Producer
+
+
+class LoadFileScheduling(LoadScopeScheduling):
+    """Implement load scheduling across nodes, but grouping test test file.
+
+    This distributes the tests collected across all nodes so each test is run
+    just once.  All nodes collect and submit the list of tests and when all
+    collections are received it is verified they are identical collections.
+    Then the collection gets divided up in work units, grouped by test file,
+    and those work units get submitted to nodes.  Whenever a node finishes an
+    item, it calls ``.mark_test_complete()`` which will trigger the scheduler
+    to assign more work units if the number of pending tests for the node falls
+    below a low-watermark.
+
+    When created, ``numnodes`` defines how many nodes are expected to submit a
+    collection. This is used to know when all nodes have finished collection.
+
+    This class behaves very much like LoadScopeScheduling, but with a file-level scope.
+    """
+
+    def __init(self, config, log=None):
+        super(LoadFileScheduling, self).__init__(config, log)
+        if log is None:
+            self.log = Producer('loadfilesched')
+        else:
+            self.log = log.loadfilesched
+
+    def _split_scope(self, nodeid):
+        """Determine the scope (grouping) of a nodeid.
+
+        There are usually 3 cases for a nodeid::
+
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_beta.py::test_beta0
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_delta.py::Delta1::test_delta0
+            example/loadsuite/epsilon/__init__.py::epsilon.epsilon
+
+        #. Function in a test module.
+        #. Method of a class in a test module.
+        #. Doctest in a function in a package.
+
+        This function will group tests with the scope determined by splitting
+        the first ``::`` from the left. That is, test will be grouped in a
+        single work unit when they reside in the same file.
+         In the above example, scopes will be::
+
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_beta.py
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_delta.py
+            example/loadsuite/epsilon/__init__.py
+        """
+        return nodeid.split('::', 1)[0]

xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-try:
 from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    # Support for Python 2.6
-    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
-from py.log import Producer
 from _pytest.runner import CollectReport
-
+from py.log import Producer
-from xdist.slavemanage import parse_spec_config
 from xdist.report import report_collection_diff
+from xdist.slavemanage import parse_spec_config
 
 
 class LoadScopeScheduling:
@@ -373,12 +368,12 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
         extra_nodes = len(self.nodes) - len(self.workqueue)
 
         if extra_nodes > 0:
-            self.log('Shuting down {} nodes'.format(extra_nodes))
+            self.log('Shuting down {0} nodes'.format(extra_nodes))
 
             for _ in range(extra_nodes):
                 unused_node, assigned = self.assigned_work.popitem(last=True)
 
-                self.log('Shuting down unused node {}'.format(unused_node))
+                self.log('Shuting down unused node {0}'.format(unused_node))
                 unused_node.shutdown()
 
         # Assign initial workload

xdist/slavemanage.py

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class HostRSync(execnet.RSync):
 def make_reltoroot(roots, args):
     # XXX introduce/use public API for splitting py.test args
     splitcode = "::"
-    l = []
+    result = []
     for arg in args:
         parts = arg.split(splitcode)
         fspath = py.path.local(parts[0])
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ def make_reltoroot(roots, args):
                 break
         else:
             raise ValueError("arg %s not relative to an rsync root" % (arg,))
-        l.append(splitcode.join(parts))
+        result.append(splitcode.join(parts))
-    return l
+    return result
 
 
 class SlaveController(object):
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class SlaveController(object):
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             # should not land in receiver-thread
             raise
-        except:
+        except:  # noqa
             excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
             py.builtin.print_("!" * 20, excinfo)
             self.config.notify_exception(excinfo)