[Python-Dev] reuse of address default value (was Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Lib SocketServer.py)

[Peter Funk]

Hi,

I think the following change is incompatible and will break applications.

At least I have some server type applications that rely on 
'allow_reuse_address' defaulting to 0, because they use
the 'address already in use' exception, to make sure, that exactly one
server process is running on this port.  One of these applications, 
which is BTW build on top of Fredrik Lundhs 'xmlrpclib' fails to work,
if I change this default in SocketServer.py.  

Would you please explain the reasoning behind this change?

Moshe Zadka:
> *** SocketServer.py	2000/09/01 03:25:14	1.19
> --- SocketServer.py	2000/12/13 20:39:17	1.20
> ***************
> *** 158,162 ****
>       request_queue_size = 5
>   
> !     allow_reuse_address = 0
>   
>       def __init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass):
> --- 158,162 ----
>       request_queue_size = 5
>   
> !     allow_reuse_address = 1
>   
>       def __init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass):

Regards, Peter
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