diff --git a/docs/distribution.rst b/docs/distribution.rst index 5a868735..fea53e78 100644 --- a/docs/distribution.rst +++ b/docs/distribution.rst @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ With ``-n auto``, pytest-xdist will use as many processes as your computer has CPU cores. Use ``-n logical`` to use the number of *logical* CPU cores rather than -physical ones. This currently requires the ``psutils`` package to be installed; +physical ones. This currently requires the ``psutil`` package to be installed; if it is not, pytest-xdist will fall back to ``-n auto`` behavior. Pass a number, e.g. ``-n 8``, to specify the number of processes explicitly.