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with `-n 1`, it generated five workers, but i expect it generated only 1 worker
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i run pytest with --dist load -n 1, but it generates five usr/bin/python -u -c import sys;exec(eval(sys.stdin.readline())) progresses, is this expected?
pytest-xdist Version: 3.6.1
pytest Version: 8.3.3
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Start by reproducing the reported pytest --dist load -n 1 command with pytest-xdist 3.6.1 and pytest 8.3.3, then trace where worker processes are created. Determine whether five Python processes with one requested worker is expected; if not, identify the behavior to correct and verify it with a focused test.
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- distributed-systems, testing-qa
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