[issue26839] Python 3.5 running on Linux kernel 3.17+ can block at startup or on importing the random module on getrandom()

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor added the comment:

Cory Benfield (msg267637): "if the purpose of this patch was to prevent long startup delays, *it failed*. On all the systems above os.urandom may continue to block system startup."

I don't pretend fixing the issue on all operating systems. As stated in the issue title, this issue is specific to Linux. I understand that the bug still exists on other platforms and is likely to require a specific fix for each platform.

----------

_______________________________________
Python tracker <report at bugs.python.org>
<http://bugs.python.org/issue26839>
_______________________________________