> > > try:
> > > import threading
> > > except ImportError:
> > > threading = None # use non-threaded behaviour
> >
> > But then you'd have to sprinkle the rest of the code with
> > "if threading is not None" tests. Brett's dummy_thread is an attempt
> > to reduce this clutter.
>
> the problem (if there is one) is that the proposed integration may
> break code that uses the above pattern.
I don't propose to automate this. I propose this:
try:
import threading
except ImportError:
import dummy_threading as threading
> deadlocks doesn't always happen when you want them to, so it
> may not be obvious to developers and testers that their program
> isn't as reliable as it was before the upgrade.
So require testing on a system that has threads.
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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