From 709176f10c1774f608a318171a94371e7d05d98f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antoine Pitrou Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 17:19:09 +0200 Subject: Issue #14151: Raise a ValueError, not a NameError, when trying to create a multiprocessing Client or Listener with an AF_PIPE type address under non-Windows platforms. Patch by Popa Claudiu. --- Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py') diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py index df00f1d906..fa6f7b3901 100644 --- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py +++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py @@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ def arbitrary_address(family): else: raise ValueError('unrecognized family') +def _validate_family(family): + ''' + Checks if the family is valid for the current environment. + ''' + if sys.platform != 'win32' and family == 'AF_PIPE': + raise ValueError('Family %s is not recognized.' % family) + def address_type(address): ''' @@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ class Listener(object): or default_family address = address or arbitrary_address(family) + _validate_family(family) if family == 'AF_PIPE': self._listener = PipeListener(address, backlog) else: @@ -163,6 +171,7 @@ def Client(address, family=None, authkey=None): Returns a connection to the address of a `Listener` ''' family = family or address_type(address) + _validate_family(family) if family == 'AF_PIPE': c = PipeClient(address) else: -- cgit v1.2.1