[Python-checkins] r74907 - in python/branches/py3k: Lib/ctypes/util.py Misc/NEWS

Fri Sep 18 15:23:14 CEST 2009

Author: eric.smith
Date: Fri Sep 18 15:23:13 2009
New Revision: 74907
Log:
Issue #6882: Import uuid creates zombies processes. I used a slightly different patch than the one attached to the issue, to be consistent with the style in the rest of the module.
Modified:
 python/branches/py3k/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/ctypes/util.py
==============================================================================

--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/ctypes/util.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/ctypes/util.py	Fri Sep 18 15:23:13 2009
@@ -219,8 +219,12 @@
 # XXX assuming GLIBC's ldconfig (with option -p)
 expr = r'(\S+)\s+\((%s(?:, OS ABI:[^\)]*)?)\)[^/]*(/[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*)' \
 % (abi_type, re.escape(name))
- res = re.search(expr,
- os.popen('/sbin/ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null').read())
+ f = os.popen('/sbin/ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null')
+ try:
+ data = f.read()
+ finally:
+ f.close()
+ res = re.search(expr, data)
 if not res:
 return None
 return res.group(1)
Modified: python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	Fri Sep 18 15:23:13 2009
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #6882: Import uuid creates zombies processes.
+
 - Issue #6635: Fix profiler printing usage message.
 
 - Issue #6856: Add a filter keyword argument to TarFile.add().
