[THRIFT-2666] Usage of PYTHONHASHSEED breaks older Python code

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.2
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.2
• Component/s: Python - Compiler
• Assignee: Jens Geyer
• Reporter: Jens Geyer
• Created: 14/Aug/14 20:14
• Updated: 05/Nov/14 04:48
• Resolved: 01/Sep/14 21:08

Description

The hash function introduced with THRIFT-2621 breaks with Python older than 3.2, because PYTHONHASHSEED has been introduced with 3.2.

The proposed solution is to define a constant PYTHONHASHSEED as a workaround, but only if PYTHONHASHSEED is not available.

Issue Links

• depends upon: THRIFT-2621 Add basic default hash code method to python