[Python-Dev] threading.Semaphore()'s counter can become negative for non-ints

[Victor Stinner]

>> import threading
>> s = threading.Semaphore(0.5)
>
> But why would you want to pass a float? It seems like API abuse to me.

If something should be changed, Semaphore(arg) should raise a
TypeError if arg is not an integer.

Victor