mod_python.publisher cache will not work if threading not built into Python

• Key: MODPYTHON-82
• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Major
• Assignee: Nicolas Lehuen
• Reporter: Graham Dumpleton
• Component/s: publisher
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.7
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.7

Description

The mod_python.cache module will not work if threads are not built into Python.

Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/home/grahamd/testing/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 287, in HandlerDispatch
    log=debug)

  File "/home/grahamd/testing/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 461, in import_module
    module = imp.load_module(mname, f, p, d)

  File "/home/grahamd/testing/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py", line 50, in ?
    from cache import ModuleCache, NOT_INITIALIZED

  File "/home/grahamd/testing/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/cache.py", line 23, in ?
    from threading import Lock

  File "/home/grahamd/testing/lib/python2.3/threading.py", line 6, in ?
    import thread

ImportError: No module named thread

Instead of the code:

from threading import Lock

It should use:

try:
  from threading import Lock
except:
  class Lock:
    def acquire(self): pass
    def release(self): pass