Re: [Python-Dev] Test failures in test_timeout

2006-02-17 Thread Steve Holden
Thomas Wouters wrote: > I'm seeing spurious test failures in test_timeout, on my own workstation and > on macteagle.python.org (now that it crashes less; Apple sent over some new > memory.) The problem is pretty simple: both macteagle and my workstation > live too closely, network-wise, to www.pyth

Re: [Python-Dev] Test failures in test_timeout

2006-02-17 Thread Dmitry Vasiliev
Steve Holden wrote: > Thomas Wouters wrote: >> I'm thinking that it could probably try to connect to a less reliable >> website, but that's just moving the problem around (and possibly harassing >> an unsuspecting website, particularly around release-time.) Perhaps the test >> should try to connect

[Python-Dev] Test failures in test_timeout

2006-02-16 Thread Thomas Wouters
I'm seeing spurious test failures in test_timeout, on my own workstation and on macteagle.python.org (now that it crashes less; Apple sent over some new memory.) The problem is pretty simple: both macteagle and my workstation live too closely, network-wise, to www.python.org: class TimeoutTestCas