Klaas wrote: > robert wrote: > >>Klaas wrote: >> >>>It seems clear that the import lock does not include fully-executing >>>the module contents. To fix this, just import cookielib before the >> >>What is the exact meaning of "not include fully-executing" - regarding the >>examples "import cookielib" ? >>Do you really mean the import statement can return without having executed >>the cookielib module code fully? >>(As said, a simple deadlock is not at all my problem) > > > No, I mean that the import lock seems to not be held while the module > contents are being executed (which would be why you are getting > partially-initialized module in sys.modules). Perhaps it _is_ held, > but released at various points of the import process. Someone more > knowledgable of python internals will have to answer the question of > what _should_ be occurring. > ... and who better than Tim Peters?
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