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+# defaults to tests
+# run with tox -e urlbot,  tox -e idlebot, etc
+[tox]
+envlist = test
+# we have no setup.py
+skipsdist = true
+
+[testenv]
+
+envdir = {toxinidir}/.env
+
+deps=nose
+     fasteners
+     sleekxmpp
+     configobj
+     requests
+     lxml
+
+commands=
+  test: nosetests []  # substitute with tox' positional arguments
+  idlebot: python idlebot.py []
+  urlbot: python urlbot.py []
+  sh: sh []
+  bash: bash []
+  zsh: zsh []
+
+whitelist_externals = zsh 
+                      bash 
+		      sh