[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.337.2.4.2.60,1.337.2.4.2.61

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
      Tag: release22-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Backport 2.217 and 2.218:
Provide access to the import lock, fixing SF bug #580952.  This is
mostly from SF patch #683257, but I had to change unlock_import() to
return an error value to avoid fatal error.


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--- NEWS	13 Feb 2003 17:06:02 -0000	1.337.2.4.2.61
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*** 3,6 ****
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+ - The imp module now has ways to acquire and release the "import
+   lock": imp.acquire_lock() and imp.release_lock().  Note: this is a
+   reentrant lock, so releasing the lock only truly releases it when
+   this is the last release_lock() call.  You can check with
+   imp.lock_held().  (SF bug #580952 and patch #683257.)
+ 
  - Through a bytecode optimizer bug (and I bet you didn't even know
    Python *had* a bytecode optimizer :-), "unsigned" hex/oct constants