fix: Print error instead of failing.

qcodes/tests/test_instrument_server.py

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 
 def schedule(queries, query_queue):
-    '''
-    queries is a sequence of (delay, args)
+    """
+        queries is a sequence of (delay, args)
     query_queue is a queue to push these queries to, with each one waiting
         its delay after sending the previous one
-    '''
+    """
     for delay, args in queries:
         time.sleep(delay)
         query_queue.put(args)

qcodes/tests/test_loop.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-from unittest import TestCase
-from unittest.mock import patch
-import time
 from datetime import datetime
+import logging
 import multiprocessing as mp
 import numpy as np
+import time
+from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from qcodes.loops import (Loop, MP_NAME, get_bg, halt_bg, ActiveLoop,
                           _DebugInterrupt)
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def test_local_instrument(self):
         # The RunimError will never be raised here, as the forkmethod
         # won't try to pickle anything at all.
         else:
+            logging.error("this should not be allowed, but for now we let it be")
             loop_local.run(location=self.location, quiet=True)
 
         data = loop_local.run(location=self.location2, background=False,