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py.test --capture=no --browser=ff -n 3 --junitxml=junit.xml .

how to run

py.test --capture=no --browser=ff -n 3 --junitxml=junit.xml .

output of execution

c:\temp\xdist
>py.test --capture=no --browser=ff -n 3 --junitxml=junit.xml .
============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.3 -- pytest-2.3.4
plugins: xdist
gw0 [2] / gw1 [2] / gw2 [2]
scheduling tests via LoadScheduling
FF
================================== FAILURES ===================================
_________________________ test_something_in_parallel2 _________________________
[gw0] win32 -- Python 2.7.3 c:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\python.exe
browser = 'ff'

    def test_something_in_parallel2(browser):
>       raise Exception(browser)
E       Exception: ff

test_something.py:6: Exception
_________________________ test_something_in_parallel1 _________________________
[gw1] win32 -- Python 2.7.3 c:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\python.exe
browser = 'ff'

    def test_something_in_parallel1(browser):
>       raise Exception(browser)
E       Exception: ff

test_something.py:2: Exception
----------------- generated xml file: c:\temp\xdist\junit.xml -----------------
========================== 2 failed in 0.59 seconds ===========================

c:\temp\xdist
>

pytest config file

import pytest


def pytest_addoption(parser):
    parser.addoption("--browser", action="store", default="firefox",
                     help="my option: firefox or explorer")


@pytest.fixture
def browser(request):
    return request.config.getoption("--browser")

test file

def test_something_in_parallel1(browser):
    raise Exception(browser)


def test_something_in_parallel2(browser):
    raise Exception(browser)