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-[DEFAULT]
-test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
-             OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
-             OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${OS_TEST_TIMEOUT:-160} \
-             ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ $OS_TEST_PATH $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
-
-test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
-test_list_option=--list
-group_regex=monasca_api\.tests(?:\.|_)([^_]+)
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