configparser issue

app.cfg

[sites]
base_site = testsite

execution unittest

>python test_something.py
test_CheckoutPromoCode (__main__.CheckoutPromoTest) ... ok

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 1 test in 0.001s

OK

lib.py

import ConfigParser
config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
config.read('app.cfg')
base_site = config.get('sites', 'base_site')


def functions():
    return base_site

pytest no parallel execution

>py.test -v -s  .
============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.3 -- pytest-2.5.1 -- c:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\python.exe
plugins: xdist
collected 1 items

test_something.py:14: CheckoutPromoTest.test_CheckoutPromoCode PASSED

========================== 1 passed in 0.03 seconds ===========================

pytest parallel execution

>py.test -v -s -n 2  .
============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 2.7.3 -- pytest-2.5.1 -- c:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\python.exe
plugins: xdist
[gw0] win32 Python 2.7.3 cwd: d:\temp\demo\config-parser
[gw1] win32 Python 2.7.3 cwd: d:\temp\demo\config-parser
[gw0] Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:31:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
[gw1] Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2012, 23:31:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
gw0 [1] / gw1 [1]
scheduling tests via LoadScheduling
[gw1] PASSED test_something.py:14: CheckoutPromoTest.test_CheckoutPromoCode

========================== 1 passed in 0.47 seconds ===========================

test_something.py

from lib import functions
import unittest


class CheckoutPromoTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        pass

    def tearDown(self):

        pass

    def test_CheckoutPromoCode(self):
        assert functions() == 'testsite'

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main(verbosity=2)