Flailing around here,

Author: rohe

src/idpyoidc/storage/listfile.py

@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@ class ReadOnlyListFile(object):
     def __init__(self, file_name):
         self.file_name = file_name
         self.fmtime = 0
-        self.lst = None
 
         if not os.path.exists(file_name):
             fp = open(file_name, "x")
             fp.close()
-
+            self.lst = []
+        else:
+            self.lst = self._read_info(self.file_name)
     def __getitem__(self, item):
         if self.is_changed(self.file_name):
             self.lst = self._read_info(self.file_name)
-        return self.lst[item]
+        if self.lst:
+            return self.lst[item]
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def __len__(self):
         if self.is_changed(self.file_name):

tests/test_14_read_only_list_file.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def test_read_only_list_file():
         for line in ["one", "two", "three"]:
             fp.write(line + '\n')
 
-    sleep(2)
+    # sleep(2)
+    # assert _read_only.is_changed(FILE_NAME) is True
     assert set(_read_only) == {"one", "two", "three"}
     assert _read_only[-1] == "three"