diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b63730885..c4120e896 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+Changes between 1.0.0 and 1.0.1
+=====================================
+
+* various unicode fixes: capturing and prints of unicode strings now 
+  work within tests, they are encoded as "utf8" by default, terminalwriting 
+  was adapted and somewhat unified between windows and linux 
+
+* fix issue #27: better reporting on non-collectable items given on commandline 
+  (e.g. pyc files) 
+
+* "Test" prefixed classes with an __init__ method are *not* collected by default anymore
+
+* terser reporting of collection error tracebacks
+
+* renaming of arguments to some special rather internal hooks
+
 Changes between 1.0.0b9 and 1.0.0
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/doc/test/features.txt b/doc/test/features.txt
index 2cfa5b384..2de4dc178 100644
--- a/doc/test/features.txt
+++ b/doc/test/features.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on CPython 2.3 - CPython 2.6.
 automatically collects and executes tests 
 ===============================================
 
-py.test discovers tests automatically by inspect specified
+py.test discovers tests automatically by inspecting specified
 directories or files.  By default, it collects all python
 modules a leading ``test_`` or trailing ``_test`` filename.
 From each test module every function with a leading ``test_``
diff --git a/doc/test/funcargs.txt b/doc/test/funcargs.txt
index 6805d8d39..2f6a904b9 100644
--- a/doc/test/funcargs.txt
+++ b/doc/test/funcargs.txt
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ Funcarg Tutorial Examples
 
 
 .. _`application setup tutorial example`: 
+.. _appsetup:
 
 application specific test setup 
 ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -494,12 +495,13 @@ example: decorating a funcarg in a test module
 
 For larger scale setups it's sometimes useful to decorare 
 a funcarg just for a particular test module.  We can 
-extend the `accept example`_ by putting this in our test class:
+extend the `accept example`_ by putting this in our test module:
 
 .. sourcecode:: python
 
-    def pytest_funcarg__accept(self, request):
-        arg = request.getfuncargvalue("accept") # call the next factory
+    def pytest_funcarg__accept(request):
+        # call the next factory (living in our conftest.py) 
+        arg = request.getfuncargvalue("accept") 
         # create a special layout in our tempdir
         arg.tmpdir.mkdir("special")
         return arg 
diff --git a/doc/test/plugin/links.txt b/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
index df03c6610..270e90c2b 100644
--- a/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
+++ b/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 .. _`terminal`: terminal.html
-.. _`pytest_recwarn.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_recwarn.py
+.. _`pytest_recwarn.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_recwarn.py
 .. _`unittest`: unittest.html
-.. _`pytest_monkeypatch.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_monkeypatch.py
-.. _`pytest_keyword.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_keyword.py
+.. _`pytest_monkeypatch.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_monkeypatch.py
+.. _`pytest_keyword.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_keyword.py
 .. _`pastebin`: pastebin.html
 .. _`plugins`: index.html
-.. _`pytest_capture.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
-.. _`pytest_doctest.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_doctest.py
+.. _`pytest_capture.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
+.. _`pytest_doctest.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_doctest.py
 .. _`capture`: capture.html
 .. _`hooklog`: hooklog.html
-.. _`pytest_restdoc.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py
-.. _`pytest_hooklog.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py
-.. _`pytest_pastebin.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_pastebin.py
-.. _`pytest_figleaf.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_figleaf.py
+.. _`pytest_restdoc.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py
+.. _`pytest_hooklog.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_hooklog.py
+.. _`pytest_pastebin.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_pastebin.py
+.. _`pytest_figleaf.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_figleaf.py
 .. _`xfail`: xfail.html
 .. _`contact`: ../../contact.html
 .. _`checkout the py.test development version`: ../../download.html#checkout
 .. _`oejskit`: oejskit.html
-.. _`pytest_xfail.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
+.. _`pytest_xfail.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
 .. _`figleaf`: figleaf.html
 .. _`extend`: ../extend.html
-.. _`pytest_terminal.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
+.. _`pytest_terminal.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
 .. _`recwarn`: recwarn.html
-.. _`pytest_pdb.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_pdb.py
+.. _`pytest_pdb.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_pdb.py
 .. _`monkeypatch`: monkeypatch.html
 .. _`resultlog`: resultlog.html
 .. _`keyword`: keyword.html
 .. _`restdoc`: restdoc.html
-.. _`pytest_unittest.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_unittest.py
+.. _`pytest_unittest.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_unittest.py
 .. _`doctest`: doctest.html
-.. _`pytest_resultlog.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/3b3ea41060652c47739450a590c4d71625bc05bd/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py
+.. _`pytest_resultlog.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/caf81a2cdf5083be3bfb715d7e56273330a54843/py/test/plugin/pytest_resultlog.py
 .. _`pdb`: pdb.html
diff --git a/doc/test/talks.txt b/doc/test/talks.txt
index 390065957..e6f2348e2 100644
--- a/doc/test/talks.txt
+++ b/doc/test/talks.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,40 @@ Talks and Tutorials
 
 .. _`funcargs`: funcargs.html
 
-a list of the latest talk and tutorial material: 
+tutorial examples and blog postings
+---------------------------------------------
+
+function arguments: 
+
+- `application setup in test functions with funcargs`_ (doc link)
+- `monkey patching done right`_ (blog post, consult `monkeypatch
+  plugin`_ for actual 1.0 API)
+  
+test parametrization: 
+
+- `generating parametrized tests with funcargs`_ (doc link) 
+- `parametrizing tests, generalized`_ (blog entry) 
+- `putting test-hooks into local or global plugins`_ (blog entry) 
+
+distributed testing: 
+
+- `simultanously test your code on all platforms`_ (blog entry) 
+ 
+plugins: 
+
+- usage examples are in most of the referenced `plugins`_ docs 
+
+.. _plugins: plugin/index.html
+.. _`monkeypatch plugin`: plugin/monkeypatch.html
+.. _`application setup in test functions with funcargs`: funcargs.html#appsetup
+.. _`simultanously test your code on all platforms`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/new-simultanously-test-your-code-on-all-platforms/
+.. _`monkey patching done right`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/monkeypatching-in-unit-tests-done-right/ 
+.. _`putting test-hooks into local or global plugins`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/putting-test-hooks-into-local-and-global-plugins/
+.. _`parametrizing tests, generalized`: http://tetamap.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/parametrizing-python-tests-generalized/ 
+.. _`generating parametrized tests with funcargs`: funcargs.html#test-generators
+
+conference talks and tutorials
+----------------------------------------
 
 - `ep2009-rapidtesting.pdf`_ tutorial slides (July 2009): 
 
diff --git a/doc/test/test.txt b/doc/test/test.txt
index 58394e752..115815f93 100644
--- a/doc/test/test.txt
+++ b/doc/test/test.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ quickstart_: for getting started immediately.
 
 features_: a walk through basic features and usage. 
 
+`talks, tutorials, examples`_: tutorial examples, slides 
+
 `available plugins`_: list of py.test plugins 
 
 funcargs_: powerful parametrized test function setup  
@@ -23,10 +25,9 @@ extend_: intro to extend and customize py.test runs
 
 config_: ``conftest.py`` files and the config object 
 
-talks_: talk and tutorial slides 
 
 .. _`available plugins`: plugin/index.html
-.. _talks: talks.html
+.. _`talks, tutorials, examples`: talks.html
 .. _quickstart: quickstart.html
 .. _features: features.html
 .. _funcargs: funcargs.html
diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index f2a7d53d4..ecabde8b4 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For questions please check out http://pylib.org/contact.html
 from initpkg import initpkg
 trunk = None
 
-version = trunk or "1.0.0"
+version = trunk or "1.0.1"
 
 initpkg(__name__,
     description = "py.test and pylib: advanced testing tool and networking lib", 
diff --git a/py/_com.py b/py/_com.py
index 432ee6d00..6ba7b47fb 100644
--- a/py/_com.py
+++ b/py/_com.py
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ class MultiCall:
         self.kwargs = kwargs 
         self.results = []
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        args = []
+        if self.args:
+            args.append("posargs=%r" %(self.args,))
+        kw = self.kwargs
+        args.append(", ".join(["%s=%r" % x for x in self.kwargs.items()]))
+        args = " ".join(args)
+        status = "results: %r, rmethods: %r" % (self.results, self.methods)
+        return "<MultiCall %s %s>" %(args, status)
+
     def execute(self, firstresult=False):
         while self.methods:
             currentmethod = self.methods.pop()
diff --git a/py/compat/LICENSE b/py/compat/LICENSE
index e58eb97f9..881562cd3 100644
--- a/py/compat/LICENSE
+++ b/py/compat/LICENSE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 License for modules in py/compat directory 
 ============================================================== 
 
-The "*.py" files in py/compat/ and subdirectories are are all
+The "*.py" files in py/compat/ and subdirectories are all
 - except when otherwise stated at the beginning of the file - 
 copyrighted by the Python Software Foundation and licensed
 under the Python Software License of which you can find a copy
diff --git a/py/io/stdcapture.py b/py/io/stdcapture.py
index f5f60fe82..776798df4 100644
--- a/py/io/stdcapture.py
+++ b/py/io/stdcapture.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class StdCaptureFD(Capture):
             os.close(fd)
         if out: 
             tmpfile = None
-            if isinstance(out, file):
+            if hasattr(out, 'write'):
                 tmpfile = out
             self.out = py.io.FDCapture(1, tmpfile=tmpfile)
             if patchsys: 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class StdCaptureFD(Capture):
         if err: 
             if mixed and out:
                 tmpfile = self.out.tmpfile 
-            elif isinstance(err, file):
+            elif hasattr(err, 'write'):
                 tmpfile = err
             else:
                 tmpfile = None
diff --git a/py/io/terminalwriter.py b/py/io/terminalwriter.py
index 85390e7c2..1e20bc30c 100644
--- a/py/io/terminalwriter.py
+++ b/py/io/terminalwriter.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class TerminalWriter(object):
                      Black=40, Red=41, Green=42, Yellow=43, 
                      Blue=44, Purple=45, Cyan=46, White=47,
                      bold=1, light=2, blink=5, invert=7)
+    _encoding = "utf-8"
 
     def __init__(self, file=None, stringio=False):
         if file is None:
@@ -194,58 +195,27 @@ class TerminalWriter(object):
 
     def write(self, s, **kw):
         if s:
-            s = str(s)
+            s = self._getbytestring(s)
             if self.hasmarkup and kw:
                 s = self.markup(s, **kw)
             self._file.write(s)
-        self._file.flush()
+            self._file.flush()
+
+    def _getbytestring(self, s):
+            if isinstance(s, unicode):
+                return s.encode(self._encoding)
+            elif not isinstance(s, str):
+                return str(s)
+            return s
 
     def line(self, s='', **kw):
         self.write(s, **kw)
         self.write('\n')
 
-class Win32ConsoleWriter(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, file=None, stringio=False):
-        if file is None:
-            if stringio:
-                self.stringio = file = py.std.cStringIO.StringIO()
-            else:
-                file = py.std.sys.stdout 
-        elif callable(file):
-            file = WriteFile(file)
-        self._file = file
-        self.fullwidth = get_terminal_width()
-        self.hasmarkup = should_do_markup(file)
-
-    def sep(self, sepchar, title=None, fullwidth=None, **kw):
-        if fullwidth is None:
-            fullwidth = self.fullwidth
-        # the goal is to have the line be as long as possible
-        # under the condition that len(line) <= fullwidth
-        if title is not None:
-            # we want 2 + 2*len(fill) + len(title) <= fullwidth
-            # i.e.    2 + 2*len(sepchar)*N + len(title) <= fullwidth
-            #         2*len(sepchar)*N <= fullwidth - len(title) - 2
-            #         N <= (fullwidth - len(title) - 2) // (2*len(sepchar))
-            N = (fullwidth - len(title) - 2) // (2*len(sepchar))
-            fill = sepchar * N
-            line = "%s %s %s" % (fill, title, fill)
-        else:
-            # we want len(sepchar)*N <= fullwidth
-            # i.e.    N <= fullwidth // len(sepchar)
-            line = sepchar * (fullwidth // len(sepchar))
-        # in some situations there is room for an extra sepchar at the right,
-        # in particular if we consider that with a sepchar like "_ " the
-        # trailing space is not important at the end of the line
-        if len(line) + len(sepchar.rstrip()) <= fullwidth:
-            line += sepchar.rstrip()
-
-        self.line(line, **kw)
-
+class Win32ConsoleWriter(TerminalWriter):
     def write(self, s, **kw):
         if s:
-            s = str(s)
+            s = self._getbytestring(s)
             if self.hasmarkup:
                 handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
 
@@ -269,8 +239,8 @@ class Win32ConsoleWriter(object):
             if self.hasmarkup:
                 SetConsoleTextAttribute(handle, FOREGROUND_WHITE)
 
-    def line(self, s='', **kw):
-        self.write(s + '\n', **kw)
+    def line(self, s="", **kw):
+        self.write(s+"\n", **kw)
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     TerminalWriter = Win32ConsoleWriter
diff --git a/py/io/testing/test_terminalwriter.py b/py/io/testing/test_terminalwriter.py
index 4bd796ab6..2eefd35f3 100644
--- a/py/io/testing/test_terminalwriter.py
+++ b/py/io/testing/test_terminalwriter.py
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ class BaseTests:
         assert len(l) == 1
         assert l[0] == "hello\n"
 
+    def test_line_unicode(self):    
+        tw = self.getwriter()
+        for encoding in 'utf8', 'latin1':
+            tw._encoding = encoding 
+            msg = unicode('b\u00f6y', 'utf8')
+            tw.line(msg)
+            l = self.getlines()
+            assert not isinstance(l[0], unicode) 
+            assert unicode(l[0], encoding) == msg + "\n"
+
     def test_sep_no_title(self):
         tw = self.getwriter()
         tw.sep("-", fullwidth=60) 
@@ -85,6 +95,16 @@ class BaseTests:
         l = self.getlines()
         assert len(l[0]) == len(l[1])
 
+class TestTmpfile(BaseTests):
+    def getwriter(self):
+        self.path = py.test.config.ensuretemp("terminalwriter").ensure("tmpfile")
+        self.tw = py.io.TerminalWriter(self.path.open('w+'))
+        return self.tw
+    def getlines(self):
+        io = self.tw._file
+        io.flush()
+        return self.path.open('r').readlines()
+
 class TestStringIO(BaseTests):
     def getwriter(self):
         self.tw = py.io.TerminalWriter(stringio=True)
diff --git a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
index 94b6e635a..5734420fe 100644
--- a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
+++ b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class TestMultiCall:
     def test_uses_copy_of_methods(self):
         l = [lambda: 42]
         mc = MultiCall(l)
+        repr(mc)
         l[:] = []
         res = mc.execute()
         return res == 42
@@ -33,16 +34,27 @@ class TestMultiCall:
         p1 = P1() 
         p2 = P2() 
         multicall = MultiCall([p1.m, p2.m], 23)
+        assert "23" in repr(multicall)
         reslist = multicall.execute()
         assert len(reslist) == 2
         # ensure reversed order 
         assert reslist == [23, 17]
 
+    def test_keyword_args(self):
+        def f(x): 
+            return x + 1
+        multicall = MultiCall([f], x=23)
+        assert "x=23" in repr(multicall)
+        reslist = multicall.execute()
+        assert reslist == [24]
+        assert "24" in repr(multicall)
+
     def test_optionalcallarg(self):
         class P1:
             def m(self, x):
                 return x
         call = MultiCall([P1().m], 23)
+        assert "23" in repr(call)
         assert call.execute() == [23]
         assert call.execute(firstresult=True) == 23
  
diff --git a/py/test/collect.py b/py/test/collect.py
index eb941a712..8a2e9467b 100644
--- a/py/test/collect.py
+++ b/py/test/collect.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Collectors and test Items form a tree
 that is usually built iteratively.  
 """ 
 import py
+pydir = py.path.local(py.__file__).dirpath()
 
 def configproperty(name):
     def fget(self):
@@ -166,16 +167,13 @@ class Node(object):
                 if colitem.fspath == fspath or colitem.name == basename:
                     l.append(colitem)
             if not l:
-                msg = ("Collector %r does not provide %r colitem "
-                       "existing colitems are: %s" %
-                       (cur, fspath, colitems))
-                raise AssertionError(msg) 
+                raise self.config.Error("can't collect: %s" %(fspath,))
             if basenames:
                 if len(l) > 1:
                     msg = ("Collector %r has more than one %r colitem "
                            "existing colitems are: %s" %
                            (cur, fspath, colitems))
-                    raise AssertionError(msg) 
+                    raise self.config.Error("xxx-too many test types for: %s" % (fspath, ))
                 cur = l[0]
             else:
                 if len(l) > 1:
@@ -332,6 +330,15 @@ class Collector(Node):
         """
         return self.collect_by_name(name)
 
+    def _prunetraceback(self, traceback):
+        if hasattr(self, 'fspath'):
+            path = self.fspath 
+            ntraceback = traceback.cut(path=self.fspath)
+            if ntraceback == traceback:
+                ntraceback = ntraceback.cut(excludepath=pydir)
+            traceback = ntraceback.filter()
+        return traceback 
+
 class FSCollector(Collector): 
     def __init__(self, fspath, parent=None):
         fspath = py.path.local(fspath) 
diff --git a/py/test/dist/txnode.py b/py/test/dist/txnode.py
index ef42ac49f..b76f429b3 100644
--- a/py/test/dist/txnode.py
+++ b/py/test/dist/txnode.py
@@ -145,11 +145,9 @@ class SlaveNode(object):
         if call.excinfo:
             # likely it is not collectable here because of
             # platform/import-dependency induced skips 
-            # XXX somewhat ugly shortcuts - also makes a collection
-            #     failure into an ItemTestReport - this might confuse
-            #     pytest_runtest_logreport hooks 
+            # we fake a setup-error report with the obtained exception
+            # and do not care about capturing or non-runner hooks 
             rep = self.runner.pytest_runtest_makereport(item=item, call=call)
             self.pytest_runtest_logreport(rep)
             return
         item.config.hook.pytest_runtest_protocol(item=item) 
-
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/hookspec.py b/py/test/plugin/hookspec.py
index dd2fa8676..a82f718d1 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/hookspec.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/hookspec.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def pytest__teardown_final(session):
     """ called before test session finishes. """
 pytest__teardown_final.firstresult = True
 
-def pytest__teardown_final_logerror(rep):
+def pytest__teardown_final_logerror(report):
     """ called if runtest_teardown_final failed. """ 
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ def pytest_sessionfinish(session, exitstatus):
 # hooks for influencing reporting (invoked from pytest_terminal)
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-def pytest_report_teststatus(rep):
-    """ return shortletter and verbose word. """
+def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
+    """ return result-category, shortletter and verbose word for reporting."""
 pytest_report_teststatus.firstresult = True
 
 def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
index a59075a9b..3acb8a5a3 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
@@ -107,11 +107,24 @@ class CaptureManager:
     def __init__(self):
         self._method2capture = {}
 
+    def _maketempfile(self):
+        f = py.std.tempfile.TemporaryFile()
+        newf = py.io.dupfile(f) 
+        f.close()
+        return ustream(newf)
+
+    def _makestringio(self):
+        return py.std.StringIO.StringIO() 
+
     def _startcapture(self, method):
         if method == "fd": 
-            return py.io.StdCaptureFD()
+            return py.io.StdCaptureFD(
+                out=self._maketempfile(), err=self._maketempfile()
+            )
         elif method == "sys":
-            return py.io.StdCapture()
+            return py.io.StdCapture(
+                out=self._makestringio(), err=self._makestringio()
+            )
         else:
             raise ValueError("unknown capturing method: %r" % method)
 
@@ -252,3 +265,13 @@ class CaptureFuncarg:
     def close(self):
         self.capture.reset()
         del self.capture
+
+def ustream(f):
+    import codecs
+    encoding = getattr(f, 'encoding', None) or "UTF-8"
+    reader = codecs.getreader(encoding)
+    writer = codecs.getwriter(encoding)
+    srw = codecs.StreamReaderWriter(f, reader, writer)
+    srw.encoding = encoding
+    return srw 
+
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_runner.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_runner.py
index 571a896ef..3fb32eb4b 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_runner.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_runner.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def pytest_sessionfinish(session, exitstatus):
         hook = session.config.hook
         rep = hook.pytest__teardown_final(session=session)
         if rep:
-            hook.pytest__teardown_final_logerror(rep=rep)
+            hook.pytest__teardown_final_logerror(report=rep)
 
 def pytest_make_collect_report(collector):
     result = excinfo = None
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ def pytest__teardown_final(session):
         rep = TeardownErrorReport(call.excinfo)
         return rep 
 
-def pytest_report_teststatus(rep):
-    if rep.when in ("setup", "teardown"):
-        if rep.failed:
+def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
+    if report.when in ("setup", "teardown"):
+        if report.failed:
             #      category, shortletter, verbose-word 
             return "error", "E", "ERROR"
-        elif rep.skipped:
+        elif report.skipped:
             return "skipped", "s", "SKIPPED"
         else:
             return "", "", ""
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ class CallInfo:
         except:
             self.excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        if self.excinfo:
+            status = "exception: %s" % str(self.excinfo.value)
+        else:
+            status = "result: %r" % (self.result,)
+        return "<CallInfo when=%r %s>" % (self.when, status)
+
 def forked_run_report(item):
     # for now, we run setup/teardown in the subprocess 
     # XXX optionally allow sharing of setup/teardown 
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
index d4153d34a..158204b1e 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TerminalReporter:
         self._tw.sep(sep, title, **markup)
 
     def getcategoryletterword(self, rep):
-        res = self.config.hook.pytest_report_teststatus(rep=rep)
+        res = self.config.hook.pytest_report_teststatus(report=rep)
         if res:
             return res
         for cat in 'skipped failed passed ???'.split():
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ class TerminalReporter:
                 fspath, lineno, msg = self._getreportinfo(item)
                 self.write_fspath_result(fspath, "")
 
-    def pytest__teardown_final_logerror(self, rep):
-        self.stats.setdefault("error", []).append(rep)
+    def pytest__teardown_final_logerror(self, report):
+        self.stats.setdefault("error", []).append(report)
  
     def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report):
         rep = report
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
index b05292ea7..be85e8721 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_xfail.py
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(__call__, item, call):
                 res.failed = True
             return res 
 
-def pytest_report_teststatus(rep):
-    """ return shortletter and verbose word. """
-    if 'xfail' in rep.keywords: 
-        if rep.skipped:
+def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
+    if 'xfail' in report.keywords: 
+        if report.skipped:
             return "xfailed", "x", "xfail"
-        elif rep.failed:
+        elif report.failed:
             return "xpassed", "P", "xpass" 
 
 # called by the terminalreporter instance/plugin
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_capture.py b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_capture.py
index cc81b2664..8980e6d39 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_capture.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_capture.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import py, os, sys
-from py.__.test.plugin.pytest_capture import CaptureManager
+from py.__.test.plugin.pytest_capture import CaptureManager, ustream
 
 class TestCaptureManager:
 
@@ -54,6 +54,29 @@ class TestCaptureManager:
         finally:
             capouter.reset()
 
+@py.test.mark.multi(method=['fd', 'sys'])
+def test_capturing_unicode(testdir, method):
+    testdir.makepyfile("""
+        # taken from issue 227 from nosests 
+        def test_unicode():
+            import sys
+            print sys.stdout
+            print u'b\\u00f6y'
+    """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest("--capture=%s" % method)
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        "*1 passed*"
+    ])
+
+def test_ustream_helper(testdir):
+    p = testdir.makepyfile("hello")
+    f = p.open('w')
+    #f.encoding = "utf8"
+    x = ustream(f)
+    x.write(u'b\\00f6y')
+    x.close()
+    
+
 def test_collect_capturing(testdir):
     p = testdir.makepyfile("""
         print "collect %s failure" % 13
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner.py b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner.py
index f4fcc239b..e039d7e19 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner.py
@@ -271,3 +271,13 @@ def test_functional_boxed(testdir):
         "*1 failed*"
     ])
 
+def test_callinfo():
+    ci = runner.CallInfo(lambda: 0, '123')
+    assert ci.when == "123"
+    assert ci.result == 0
+    assert "result" in repr(ci) 
+    ci = runner.CallInfo(lambda: 0/0, '123')
+    assert ci.when == "123"
+    assert not hasattr(ci, 'result')
+    assert ci.excinfo 
+    assert "exc" in repr(ci)
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner_xunit.py b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner_xunit.py
index 4ecf08d5c..18ff73d50 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner_xunit.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/test_pytest_runner_xunit.py
@@ -125,18 +125,12 @@ def test_func_generator_setup(testdir):
 def test_method_setup_uses_fresh_instances(testdir):
     reprec = testdir.inline_runsource("""
         class TestSelfState1: 
-            def __init__(self):
-                self.hello = 42
+            memory = []
             def test_hello(self):
-                self.world = 23
-            def test_afterhello(self):
-                assert not hasattr(self, 'world')
-                assert self.hello == 42
-        class TestSelfState2: 
-            def test_hello(self):
-                self.world = 10
-            def test_world(self):
-                assert not hasattr(self, 'world')
-    """)
-    reprec.assertoutcome(passed=4, failed=0)
+                self.memory.append(self)
+
+            def test_afterhello(self):
+                assert self != self.memory[0]
+    """)
+    reprec.assertoutcome(passed=2, failed=0)
 
diff --git a/py/test/pycollect.py b/py/test/pycollect.py
index 25072c373..9e7bd49df 100644
--- a/py/test/pycollect.py
+++ b/py/test/pycollect.py
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ class PyCollectorMixin(PyobjMixin, py.test.collect.Collector):
             collector=self, name=name, obj=obj)
         if res is not None:
             return res
-        if (self.classnamefilter(name)) and \
-            py.std.inspect.isclass(obj):
+        if self._istestclasscandidate(name, obj):
             res = self._deprecated_join(name)
             if res is not None:
                 return res 
@@ -139,14 +138,25 @@ class PyCollectorMixin(PyobjMixin, py.test.collect.Collector):
             else:
                 return self._genfunctions(name, obj) 
 
+    def _istestclasscandidate(self, name, obj):
+        if self.classnamefilter(name) and \
+           py.std.inspect.isclass(obj):
+            if hasinit(obj):
+                # XXX WARN 
+                return False
+            return True
+            
+
     def _genfunctions(self, name, funcobj):
         module = self.getparent(Module).obj
         # due to _buildname2items funcobj is the raw function, we need
         # to work to get at the class 
         clscol = self.getparent(Class)
         cls = clscol and clscol.obj or None
-        metafunc = funcargs.Metafunc(funcobj, config=self.config, cls=cls, module=module)
-        gentesthook = self.config.hook.pytest_generate_tests.clone(extralookup=module)
+        metafunc = funcargs.Metafunc(funcobj, config=self.config, 
+            cls=cls, module=module)
+        gentesthook = self.config.hook.pytest_generate_tests.clone(
+                extralookup=module)
         gentesthook(metafunc=metafunc)
         if not metafunc._calls:
             return self.Function(name, parent=self)
@@ -371,3 +381,9 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, py.test.collect.Item):
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not self == other
 
+
+def hasinit(obj):
+    init = getattr(obj, '__init__', None)
+    if init:
+        if not isinstance(init, type(object.__init__)):
+            return True
diff --git a/py/test/testing/acceptance_test.py b/py/test/testing/acceptance_test.py
index 41d0066b6..c96c65185 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/acceptance_test.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/acceptance_test.py
@@ -67,3 +67,12 @@ class TestGeneralUsage:
             "E   ImportError: No module named does_not_work",
         ])
         assert result.ret == 1
+
+    def test_not_collectable_arguments(self, testdir):
+        p1 = testdir.makepyfile("")
+        p2 = testdir.makefile(".pyc", "123")
+        result = testdir.runpytest(p1, p2)
+        assert result.ret != 0
+        assert result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*ERROR: can't collect: %s" %(p2,)
+        ])
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_collect.py b/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
index a55e7ab61..a43a4ccd3 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_collect.py
@@ -179,6 +179,18 @@ class TestCollectPluginHooks:
         names = [rep.collector.name for rep in colreports]
         assert names.count("hello") == 1
 
+class TestPrunetraceback:
+    def test_collection_error(self, testdir):
+        p = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import not_exists
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest(p)
+        assert "__import__" not in result.stdout.str(), "too long traceback"
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*ERROR during collection*",
+            ">*import not_exists*"
+        ])
+
 class TestCustomConftests:
     def test_non_python_files(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile(conftest="""
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_pycollect.py b/py/test/testing/test_pycollect.py
index e2dc190a8..dcec63e98 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_pycollect.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_pycollect.py
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ class TestModule:
         modcol = testdir.getmodulecol("pytest_plugins='xasdlkj',")
         py.test.raises(ImportError, "modcol.obj")
 
+class TestClass:
+    def test_class_with_init_not_collected(self, testdir):
+        modcol = testdir.getmodulecol("""
+            class TestClass1:
+                def __init__(self):
+                    pass 
+            class TestClass2(object):
+                def __init__(self):
+                    pass 
+        """)
+        l = modcol.collect() 
+        assert len(l) == 0
+    
 class TestDisabled:
     def test_disabled_module(self, testdir):
         modcol = testdir.getmodulecol("""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1992123c..612037db7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def main():
         name='py',
         description='py.test and pylib: advanced testing tool and networking lib',
         long_description = long_description, 
-        version= trunk or '1.0.0', 
+        version= trunk or '1.0.1', 
         url='http://pylib.org', 
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],