[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #17177: Stop using imp in multiprocessing

Sat Jun 15 19:23:09 CEST 2013

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0b96a16656b7
changeset: 84142:0b96a16656b7
user: Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
date: Sat Jun 15 13:23:01 2013 -0400
summary:
 Issue #17177: Stop using imp in multiprocessing
files:
 Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py | 4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@
 elif main_name != 'ipython':
 # Main modules not actually called __main__.py may
 # contain additional code that should still be executed
- import imp
 import importlib
+ import types
 
 if main_path is None:
 dirs = None
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 # since that would execute 'if __name__ == "__main__"'
 # clauses, potentially causing a psuedo fork bomb.
 loader = importlib.find_loader(main_name, path=dirs)
- main_module = imp.new_module(main_name)
+ main_module = types.ModuleType(main_name)
 try:
 loader.init_module_attrs(main_module)
 except AttributeError: # init_module_attrs is optional
-- 
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
