`_overlapped` module cannot be imported without socket support
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
To reproduce, boot Windows 11 into minimal safe mode and run this
import asyncio
It causes this error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\projects\asyncio_test_safe_mode.py", line 1, in <module>
import asyncio
File "c:\python\Lib\asyncio\__init__.py", line 42, in <module>
from .windows_events import *
File "c:\python\Lib\asyncio\windows_events.py", line 8, in <module>
import _overlapped
OSError: [WinError 10050] A socket operation encountered a dead network
System information:
- Python 3.11.10 (main, Feb 17 2025, 07:07:12) [MSC v.1942 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
- Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit 23H2 22631.4890
The greater context is that it breaks PyGObject and BleachBit.
CPython versions tested on:
3.11
Operating systems tested on:
Windows
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with asyncio/init.py and asyncio/windows_events.py, then reproduce the import in Windows 11 minimal safe mode to examine the _overlapped failure. The fix should allow import asyncio to complete when socket support is unavailable, while preserving normal Windows asyncio behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
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- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100