[Tutor] cgi.FieldStorage() causing thread.error: can't allocate lock

[Alan Gauld]

On 23/05/14 12:57, SABARWAL, SHAL wrote:
> Wondering if anyone came across this error in using form =
> cgi.FieldStorage()
>
> import tempfile
>
>                      File /tempfile.py", line 83, in <module> _once_lock
> = _allocate_lock()
>
>                          thread.error: can't allocate lock
>
> puthon version 2.7, on HP-UX 11.11

Since we can't see the code in tempfile.py we could ony guess
Also please include the full error traceback, that looks like
you have summarised it.

As it stands it is impossible to tell how tempfile.py relates to 
cgi.FieldStorage() or even if the error is related to that
at all.

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