Try to fix sporadic test_multiprocessing failure

pitrou · pitrou · commit c824e9a713ef · 2011-04-05T18:11:33.000+02:00
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import gc
+import errno
 import signal
 import array
 import socket
@@ -1277,7 +1278,16 @@ def test_rapid_restart(self):
         manager.shutdown()
         manager = QueueManager(
             address=addr, authkey=authkey, serializer=SERIALIZER)
-        manager.start()
+        try:
+            manager.start()
+        except IOError as e:
+            if e.errno != errno.EADDRINUSE:
+                raise
+            # Retry after some time, in case the old socket was lingering
+            # (sporadic failure on buildbots)
+            time.sleep(1.0)
+            manager = QueueManager(
+                address=addr, authkey=authkey, serializer=SERIALIZER)
         manager.shutdown()
 
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