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Use select.poll instead of select.select in SocketServer.BaseServer.serve_forever

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3.13 performance stdlib topic-socket type-feature
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Description

BPO 31610
Nosy @vstinner, @giampaolo

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2017-09-27.11:24:44.981>
labels = ['library', 'performance']
title = 'Use select.poll instead of select.select in SocketServer.BaseServer.serve_forever'
updated_at = <Date 2017-09-28.15:05:48.447>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/bboneva'

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creation = <Date 2017-09-27.11:24:44.981>
creator = 'bboneva'
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issue_num = 31610
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type = 'performance'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue31610'
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Research direction

Start by locating SocketServer.BaseServer.serve_forever in the Python standard-library sources and inspect how its current select.select call is used. Check the existing library tests for server behavior, then verify that the event loop uses select.poll while preserving its current serving behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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