[New-bugs-announce] [issue6027] test_xmlrpc_net fails when the ISP returns "302 Found"

[Ezio Melotti]

New submission from Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com>:

./python -m test.regrtest -uall -v test_xmlrpc_net
Could not find '/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/test' in sys.path to remove it
test_xmlrpc_net
test_current_time (test.test_xmlrpc_net.CurrentTimeTest) ... ERROR
 
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ERROR: test_current_time (test.test_xmlrpc_net.CurrentTimeTest)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py", line 18, in
test_current_time
    t0 = server.currentTime.getCurrentTime()
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1091, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1333, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1127, in request
    dict(resp.getheaders())
xmlrpc.client.ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for time.xmlrpc.com/RPC2:
302 Found>
 
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Ran 1 test in 0.148s
 
FAILED (errors=1)
test test_xmlrpc_net failed -- Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py", line 18, in
test_current_time
    t0 = server.currentTime.getCurrentTime()
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1091, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1333, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/home/wolf/py3k/Lib/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1127, in request
    dict(resp.getheaders())
xmlrpc.client.ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for time.xmlrpc.com/RPC2:
302 Found>
 
1 test failed:
    test_xmlrpc_net


Apparently the error was raised because:
1) time.xmlrpc.com wasn't reachable
2) the ISP (not the browser) returned a "302 Found" and an error page
3) the test expected something else and failed

This is somewhat related to #3583.

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components: Tests
messages: 87785
nosy: ezio.melotti
severity: normal
status: open
title: test_xmlrpc_net fails when the ISP returns "302 Found"
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.1

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