From c6d6492230477224ee7e61bfee8741de58e28482 2013-07-16 22:01:16
From: Min RK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: 2013-07-16 22:01:16
Subject: [PATCH] Merge pull request #3641 from minrk/travisempty

increase patience for slow kernel startup in tests
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diff --git a/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py b/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
index 3dbc6d8..ffb7524 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def setup():
     KC.start_channels()
     
     # wait for kernel to be ready
+    try:
+        msg = KC.iopub_channel.get_msg(block=True, timeout=10)
+    except Empty:
+        pass
     KC.execute("pass")
     KC.get_shell_msg(block=True, timeout=5)
     flush_channels()