[issue1040026] os.times() is bogus

[Malte Helmert]

Malte Helmert added the comment:

I'm attaching a test script (test_times.py) that forks a child which
runs for 5 seconds, waits for the child, then prints the time taken by
the child according to os.times().

I have a machine where os.times() reproducably reports that 8.33 seconds
have been spent, although indeed only 5 seconds pass:

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# time python test_times.py
8.33333333333

real    0m5.018s
user    0m5.008s
sys     0m0.008s
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I don't know which characteristics of the machine are causing this.

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nosy: +maltehelmert
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file9497/test_times.py

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