[MODPYTHON-82] mod_python.publisher cache will not work if threading not built into Python

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.7
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.7
• Component/s: publisher
• Environment: Python --without-threads
• Assignee: Nicolas Lehuen
• Reporter: Graham Phillip Dumpleton
• Created: 15/Oct/05 11:42
• Updated: 05/Mar/06 14:31
• Resolved: 15/Oct/05 17:03

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