tempfile.py", line 83, in <module> once_lock = _allocate_lock() thread.error: can't allocat lock

[SABARWAL, SHAL]

Appreciate any help in resolving/understanding following error.



Very occasionally get following error. The error occurs once every 20 - 30 days. OS HP-UX 11.11

applicationCode.py is invoked via  a cgi wrapper by apache httpd .

############### ERROR LISTNG #############################

sem_init: Device busy

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "applicationCode.py", line 4, in <module>

      import cgi

        File "local/lib/python2.7/cgi.py", line 51, in <module>

        import mimetools

        File "local/lib/python2.7/SECURITY WARNING!!

        import tempfile

        File "local/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 83, in <module>

        once_lock = _allocate_lock()

        thread.error: can't allocate lock

##### END OF ERROR LISTING ##################



applicationCode.py

has line of

form = cgi.FieldStorage()


Thanks

Shal
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