pytest-dev / pytest-dev/execnet
socketserver module seems to conflict with builtin socketserver
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Description
- Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/hpk42/execnet/issue/45
- Originally reported by: @nicoddemus
- Originally created at: 2015-07-24T00:34:39.206
As reported by @jduponchelle in this pytest issue, it seems execnet.script.socketserver.py might conflict with builtin socketserver module depending on which is imported first.
@jduponchelle suggested to rename the module to something else.
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Start with execnet.script.socketserver.py and the linked pytest issue, then inspect how this module is imported within the project. Determine the rename needed to avoid conflicting with Python's builtin socketserver module, and verify that the affected imports and usage no longer resolve to the wrong module.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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