[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.3 -> default): Issue #18756: Improve error reporting in os.urandom() when the failure is due
antoine.pitrou
python-checkins at python.org
Fri Aug 16 20:52:07 CEST 2013
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/fe949918616c
changeset: 85199:fe949918616c
parent: 85197:96c51207e7cd
parent: 85198:193bcc12575d
user: Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>
date: Fri Aug 16 20:49:32 2013 +0200
summary:
Issue #18756: Improve error reporting in os.urandom() when the failure is due to something else than /dev/urandom not existing.
files:
Lib/test/test_os.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
Misc/NEWS | 4 ++++
Python/random.c | 8 ++++++--
3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
import threading
except ImportError:
threading = None
+try:
+ import resource
+except ImportError:
+ resource = None
+
from test.script_helper import assert_python_ok
with warnings.catch_warnings():
@@ -1010,6 +1015,21 @@
data2 = self.get_urandom_subprocess(16)
self.assertNotEqual(data1, data2)
+ @unittest.skipUnless(resource, "test requires the resource module")
+ def test_urandom_failure(self):
+ soft_limit, hard_limit = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE)
+ resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE, (1, hard_limit))
+ try:
+ with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+ os.urandom(16)
+ self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.EMFILE)
+ finally:
+ # We restore the old limit as soon as possible. If doing it
+ # using addCleanup(), code running in between would fail
+ # creating any file descriptor.
+ resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE, (soft_limit, hard_limit))
+
+
@contextlib.contextmanager
def _execvpe_mockup(defpath=None):
"""
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
Library
-------
+- Issue #18756: Improve error reporting in os.urandom() when the failure
+ is due to something else than /dev/urandom not existing (for example,
+ exhausting the file descriptor limit).
+
- Issue #18673: Add O_TMPFILE to os module. O_TMPFILE requires Linux kernel
3.11 or newer. It's only defined on system with 3.11 uapi headers, too.
diff --git a/Python/random.c b/Python/random.c
--- a/Python/random.c
+++ b/Python/random.c
@@ -138,8 +138,12 @@
Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
if (fd < 0)
{
- PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
- "/dev/urandom (or equivalent) not found");
+ if (errno == ENOENT || errno == ENXIO ||
+ errno == ENODEV || errno == EACCES)
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+ "/dev/urandom (or equivalent) not found");
+ else
+ PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
return -1;
}
--
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