[Python-Dev] test_socket.py failing
Barry A. Warsaw
barry@zope.com
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:13:03 -0500
>>>>> "MvL" == Martin v Loewis <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:
>> This patch "fixes" the test, but I'm not sure it's right.
MvL> It is surprising that the code got that far. Do you have a
MvL> computer named "x" in your environment? If yes, your patch is
MvL> right.
I believe the answer is a qualified "yes" because of the funky
wildcarding going on in my ISP's nameserver:
>>> socket.gethostbyname('x')
'66.92.162.103'
MvL> If you have the time to investigate, I'd be curious to find
MvL> out why getaddrinfo doesn't give an error. If you don't have
MvL> the time, just commit the patch.
Thanks, I committed the patch.
-Barry