[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-734806 ] telnetlib.read_until: float req'd for timeout

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Bugs item #734806, was opened at 2003-05-08 14:27
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Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Craig Allen (cba037)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: telnetlib.read_until: float req'd for timeout

Initial Comment:
The read_until (and I assume expect) method(s) have an
optional timeout parameter; a float is required but
this is not documented; use of an integer causes an
exception.  

Documentation needs to mention the need for a float
value (alternatively, telnetlib should convert to a float).

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>Comment By: Craig Allen (cba037)
Date: 2003-05-14 11:59

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The exception, which my program catches, was 'a float is
required'.  No traceback was provided.

I have been unable to reproduce this error in a test
program.  It is worth noting that subsequent to reporting
this "bug", I have upgraded from 2.3a1 to 2.3b.

It looked to me that the timeout argument is passed to
select.select, which apparently expects a float, yet an
integer does not seem to cause an exception.

Since we don't seem to be able to reproduce the error, I
think we could close this bug.  Do I need to do that?

Craig Allen

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Comment By: A.M. Kuchling (akuchling)
Date: 2003-05-13 10:20

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I can't replicate this; an integer value seems to work fine for me.
Can you provide a test program that manifests the problem?
And what exception and traceback do you get?

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