[Python-Dev] xreadlines : readlines :: xrange : range

[Tim Peters]

[Tim]
> Only thing I can conclude from this is that MS's internal stream-
> locking implementation is buggy.  At least on W98SE.  Other flavors
> of Windows?  Other platforms?

[Mark Hammond]
> Same behaviour on Win2k for me.

Thanks, Mark!  I opened a bug on SF to record more clues:

http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=128210&group_id=5470

I didn't assign it to anyone because-- best I can tell --there's nothing
realistic we can do about it.  Probably won't happen in practice anyway
<wink>.

there's-a-reason-thread-problems-pop-up-on-windows-first-but-
    ms-isn't-it-ly y'rs  - tim