pytest-dev / pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

execnet version 1.7.0 breaks ssh mode

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Description

it looks like new execnet version 1.7.0 breaks pytest-xdist ssh execution with error
OSError: cannot send to <Channel id=5 closed>

I could reproduce it on python 3.6 and 3.7. Could we exclude this version in setup.py install_requirements?

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Inspect setup.py and the dependency declarations for execnet, then review the SSH execution path that produces the closed-channel error. Reproduce the issue with execnet 1.7.0 on Python 3.6 or 3.7, and confirm that the supported dependency range prevents the failure.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Stale
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