Fix hangs when executing pytest (#100)

Fix hangs when executing pytest

Author: nicoddemus

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-1.6.3 (08-08-2019)
+1.7.0 (08-08-2019)
 ------------------
 
 * `#102 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/execnet/pull/102>`__: Show paths in stack traces
   generated by ``remote_exec()``.
 
+* `#100 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/execnet/pull/100>`__: Fix flaky hangs in ``workerpool.waitall``.
+
 1.6.1 (2019-07-22)
 ------------------
 

README.rst

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-.. warning::
-  
-  execnet is currently not maintained
-
-
 execnet: distributed Python deployment and communication
 ========================================================
 
+Important
+---------
+
+**execnet currently is in maintenance-only mode, mostly because it is still the backend
+of the pytest-xdist plugin. Do not use in new projects.**
+
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/execnet.svg
     :target: https://pypi.org/project/execnet/
 

appveyor.yml

@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ install:
 
 test_script:
   - C:\Python37\python -m tox
+
+skip_tags: true

doc/index.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 .. image:: _static/pythonring.png
    :align: right
 
+
+.. warning::
+
+    execnet currently is in maintenance-only mode, mostly because it is still the backend
+    of the pytest-xdist plugin. Do not use in new projects.
+
 Python_ is a mature dynamic language whose interpreters can interact with
 all major computing platforms today.
 

execnet/multi.py

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def termkill(termfunc, killfunc):
         replylist.append(reply)
     for reply in replylist:
         reply.get()
-    workerpool.waitall()
+    workerpool.waitall(timeout=timeout)
 
 
 default_group = Group()