[Python-3000] [Python-Dev] the release gods are angry at python

[Bill Janssen]

> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:31 AM,  <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >     Neal> Anything that connects to a remote host is definitely flaky.
> >
> >  Would it maybe help to set up a dedicated host (or virtual host) to serve as
> >  the sole target of all network tests?
> 
> It would help, but not fix the problem.  There will still be transient
> network issues that come up.

We really need to be able to wrap a timeout around any individual
test, perhaps throwing a TimeoutException if the timeout is reached,
and have the ability to regard a TimeoutException as not being a
"failure".

Bill