[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #123225] asyncore.py should use select.poll(), not "import poll"

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Bug #123225, was updated on 2000-Nov-22 20:41
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Python Library
Status: Open
Resolution: Later
Bug Group: Not a Bug
Priority: 5
Submitted by: nobody
Assigned to : akuchling
Summary: asyncore.py should use select.poll(), not "import poll"

Details: The Python2.0 asyncore module is able to use the poll system
call
(claimed to be much more efficient than select for large numbers of
requests),
however, it tries to "import poll", which fails (there is no pollmodule
supplied with Python2.0), whereas it could
use the poll available with the select module (select.poll()).



Follow-Ups:

Date: 2001-Jan-19 08:13
By: akuchling

Comment:
I haven't really tested the patch (though I can make time for doing so
before alpha2),  and simply just don't like forking the code.
I've pinged the mailing list, but have heard nothing yet.

If Sam remains silent, I'll test the patch and then check it in.

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Date: 2001-Jan-18 19:41
By: gvanrossum

Comment:
Would it be really bad if we applied this without waiting for Sam?  Maybe
Sam is busy (after egroups was aquired by Yahoo I think he decided to move
to the SF bay area and/or change jobs). Maybe he's not yet on the Python
2.x bandwagon.  What's wrong with a (temporary) fork in the code?
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Date: 2001-Jan-18 13:44
By: akuchling

Comment:
The patch is archived at http://www.egroups.com/message/medusa/262 .  Still
no word 
from Sam Rushing on whether he accepted it.
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Date: 2000-Dec-22 06:43
By: akuchling

Comment:
A patch to use Python 2.0's select.poll() has been sent off to the
medusa@egroups.com mailing list.  Assuming the patch is accepted, this bug
will be fixed when we pick up the latest version of asyncore.py before
Python 2.1 is finalized.
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