Been playing around with different test orders (courtesy trials --random parameter) and I've found that with a seed of 4: =============================================================================== FAILURE: testWakeUp (twisted.test.test_internet.InterfaceTestCase) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/trial/unittest.py", line 122, in runOneTest method(testCase) File "/home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/test/test_internet.py", line 266, in testWakeUp self.assertApproximates(time.time(), start + 0.5, 0.5) File "/home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/trial/unittest.py", line 62, in assertApproximates raise AssertionError, (msg or "%s ~== %s" % (first, second)) AssertionError: 1043207178.43 ~== 1043207173.94 =============================================================================== ERROR: testFailedRETR (twisted.test.test_ftp.FTPClientTests) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback! exceptions.AttributeError, TCPClient instance has no attribute 'connector' /home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/internet/default.py:566:doSelect /home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/internet/tcp.py:250:doConnect =============================================================================== ERROR: testFailedRETR (twisted.test.test_ftp.FTPClientTests) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback! exceptions.AttributeError, 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'connectionLost' /home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/internet/default.py:579:doSelect /home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/internet/tcp.py:258:connectionLost /home/exarkun/projects/python/Twisted/twisted/internet/tcp.py:140:connectionLost ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- consistently comes up. Jp -- "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, President of DEC, World Future Society Convention, 1977 -- 12:00am up 36 days, 9:48, 4 users, load average: 0.10, 0.14, 0.14