From 5fd38d4618a04c8ba21de2e30f9ff616ef0e3541 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tyler Goodlet <jgbt@protonmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 23:16:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Force `mp` backend if option is blank?

---
 tests/conftest.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2ca97af..128ff3e 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def arb_addr():
 
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     spawn_backend = metafunc.config.option.spawn_backend
+    if not spawn_backend:
+        # XXX some weird windows bug with `pytest`?
+        spawn_backend = 'mp'
     assert spawn_backend in ('mp', 'trio_run_in_process')
 
     if 'start_method' in metafunc.fixturenames: