Oh my;

# https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1249727
was the point all the time it seems.

/path/to/neutron-2013.2.9999/lib/ nosetests neutron/tests/unit/test_wsgi.py  $ nosetests PYTHONPATH=../neutron-2013.2.9999-python2_7/lib/ nosetests neutron/tests/unit/test_wsgi.py 

yields

.............................................................E.E.................
======================================================================
ERROR: neutron.tests.unit.test_wsgi.TestWSGIServer.test_start_random_port_with_ipv6
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 133, in run
    self.runTest(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 151, in runTest
    test(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/unittest/case.py", line 395, in __call__
    return self.run(*args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/testcase.py", line 526, in run
    return self.__RunTest(self, self.exception_handlers).run(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 74, in run
    return self._run_one(actual_result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 88, in _run_one
    return self._run_prepared_result(ExtendedToOriginalDecorator(result))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 100, in _run_prepared_result
    self._run_core()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 125, in _run_core
    self.case._run_test_method, self.result):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 173, in _run_user
    return self._got_user_exception(sys.exc_info())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 200, in _got_user_exception
    raise e
SystemExit: 1
-------------------- >> begin captured logging << --------------------
neutron.wsgi: ERROR: Unable to listen on ::1:0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2.9999/work/neutron-2013.2.9999/neutron/wsgi.py", line 103, in _get_socket
    socket.SOCK_STREAM)[0]
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/eventlet/support/greendns.py", line 174, in getaddrinfo
    rrset = resolve(host)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/eventlet/support/greendns.py", line 133, in resolve
    raise socket.gaierror(error)
gaierror: (-5, 'No address associated with hostname')
--------------------- >> end captured logging << ---------------------

======================================================================
ERROR: neutron.tests.unit.test_wsgi.TestWSGIServerWithSSL.test_app_using_ipv6_and_ssl
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 133, in run
    self.runTest(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/nose/case.py", line 151, in runTest
    test(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/unittest/case.py", line 395, in __call__
    return self.run(*args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/testcase.py", line 526, in run
    return self.__RunTest(self, self.exception_handlers).run(result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 74, in run
    return self._run_one(actual_result)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 88, in _run_one
    return self._run_prepared_result(ExtendedToOriginalDecorator(result))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 100, in _run_prepared_result
    self._run_core()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 125, in _run_core
    self.case._run_test_method, self.result):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 173, in _run_user
    return self._got_user_exception(sys.exc_info())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/testtools/runtest.py", line 200, in _got_user_exception
    raise e
SystemExit: 1
-------------------- >> begin captured logging << --------------------
neutron.wsgi: ERROR: Unable to listen on ::1:0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2.9999/work/neutron-2013.2.9999/neutron/wsgi.py", line 103, in _get_socket
    socket.SOCK_STREAM)[0]
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/eventlet/support/greendns.py", line 174, in getaddrinfo
    rrset = resolve(host)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/eventlet/support/greendns.py", line 133, in resolve
    raise socket.gaierror(error)
gaierror: (-5, 'No address associated with hostname')
--------------------- >> end captured logging << ---------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 79 tests in 0.480s

FAILED (errors=2)

SO 
python_test() {
        local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
        # Move tests out that attempt net connection
        mv $(find . -name test_ovs_tunnel.py) . || die
        sed -e 's:test_app_using_ipv6_and_ssl:_&:' \
                -e 's:test_start_random_port_with_ipv6:_&:' \
                -i neutron/tests/unit/test_wsgi.py || die
        testr init
        testr run --parallel || die "failed testsuite under python2.7"
}

once run yields

WARNING:neutron.plugins.nicira.nvp_cluster:Deprecated: Attribute 'metadata_dhcp_host_route' has been deprecated or moved to a new section. See new configuration file for details.
WARNING:neutron.plugins.nicira.nvp_cluster:Deprecated: Attribute 'nvp_controller_connection' has been deprecated or moved to a new section. See new configuration file for details.
WARNING:neutron.plugins.nicira.nvp_cluster:Deprecated: Attribute 'metadata_dhcp_host_route' has been deprecated or moved to a new section. See new configuration file for details.
WARNING:neutron.plugins.nicira.nvp_cluster:Deprecated: Attribute 'nvp_controller_connection' has been deprecated or moved to a new section. See new configuration file for details.
running=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit --list 
running=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit  --load-list /mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2-r1/temp/python2.7/tmpSATWra
running=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit  --load-list /mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2-r1/temp/python2.7/tmpdGEZpD
running=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit  --load-list /mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2-r1/temp/python2.7/tmp_guS7I
running=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=1 OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=1 OS_LOG_CAPTURE=1 ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ neutron/tests/unit  --load-list /mnt/gen2/TmpDir/portage/sys-cluster/neutron-2013.2-r1/temp/python2.7/tmpu76Qd9
Ran 18682 tests in 1648.335s
PASSED (id=0, skips=328)

right; this took we  WEEK to track down.  Why is it so? Am I just a slow?