bpo-20891: Skip test_embed.test_bpo20891() (#4967)

vstinner · web-flow · commit 550ee051d605 · 2017-12-22T00:05:05.000+01:00
Skip the test failing randomly because of known race condition.

Skip the test to fix macOS buildbots until a decision is made on the
proper fix for the race condition.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ def test_pre_initialization_api(self):
         self.assertEqual(out, '')
         self.assertEqual(err, '')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(True,
+                     "FIXME: test fails randomly because of a race conditon, "
+                     "see bpo-20891")
     def test_bpo20891(self):
         """
         bpo-20891: Calling PyGILState_Ensure in a non-Python thread before
