[Python-Dev] Cygwin Python 2.1c1 test_threadedtempfile problem

[Jason Tishler]

Tim,

On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 06:01:07AM -0400, Tim Peters wrote:
> I bet this fresh SF bug report explains it:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=416089&group_id=5470

Bingo!  See the following:

    $ ./python
    Python 2.1c1 (#1, Apr 13 2001, 21:47:33) 
    [GCC 2.95.3-2 (cygwin special)] on cygwin_nt-4.01
    Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>> import threading
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
      File "/home/jt/src/Python-2.1c1/Lib/threading.py", line 5, in ?
        import thread
    ImportError: No module named thread
    >>> import threading
    >>>

> Instead they deliver a, umm, bogus module object <wink>.  I've
> never liked this behavior -- but probably can't change it for 2.1 final.  It
> won't be the first time we've needed to worm around it in the test suite
> either ...

Oh well, there is always 2.2...

Thanks,
Jason

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