Ugh. Setting the xml output file in the .coveragerc file simply didn't work. Now it does.

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diff --git a/test/test_xml.py b/test/test_xml.py
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+"""Tests for XML reports from coverage.py."""
+
+import os, sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.split(__file__)[0]) # Force relative import for Py3k
+from coveragetest import CoverageTest
+
+class XmlReportTest(CoverageTest):
+    """Tests of the XML reports from coverage.py."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(XmlReportTest, self).setUp()
+        self.make_file("mycode.py", "print('hello')\n")
+        self.run_command("coverage run mycode.py")
+
+    def test_default_file_placement(self):
+        self.run_command("coverage xml")
+        self.assert_exists("coverage.xml")
+
+    def test_argument_affects_xml_placement(self):
+        self.run_command("coverage xml -o put_it_there.xml")
+        self.assert_doesnt_exist("coverage.xml")
+        self.assert_exists("put_it_there.xml")
+
+    def test_config_affects_xml_placement(self):
+        self.make_file(".coveragerc", "[xml]\noutput = xml.out\n")
+        self.run_command("coverage xml")
+        self.assert_doesnt_exist("coverage.xml")
+        self.assert_exists("xml.out")