[Python-Dev] test_socketserver fails

[Guido van Rossum]

> I just tried to run the socketserver test and got an unexpected
> failure.  I've never run the test before, so far as I know.  Has
> anyone else?  Should I expect it to work?
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> Python 2.2a3+ (#336, Sep 17 2001, 12:56:00) 
> [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import test.test_socketserver

I believe that's the problem.  The import lock gets in the way.  Try
running it from the command line:

python Lib/test/test_socketserver.py

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)