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

[Dave Angel]

Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> Wrote in message:
> Alan Gauld wrote:
> 

>> 
>> 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.
> 
> Here's what the cgi.FieldStorage.make_file() method looks like
> 
>     def make_file(self, binary=None):
>         # docstring omitted
>         import tempfile
>         return tempfile.TemporaryFile("w+b")
> 
> and importing from within a method is generally a bad idea when threads are 
> involved. However, I'm unable to provoke the error the OP is seeing.
> 
> Shal, does the error occur every time or sporadically? Can you provide code 
> to reproduce the error?
> 

If indeed that's the problem,  the solution could be as easy as
 doing another import of that module BEFORE starting threads.
 


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DaveA