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[Python-Dev] the new 2.3a1 settimeout() with httplib and SSL

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Guido van Rossum [mailto:guido@python.org] wrote:
> Hm, when I added the timeout feature, I didn't think of SSL at all.  I
> imagine that SSL gets an error and keeps retrying immediately, rather
> than using select() to block until more data is available.
> 
> Part of this is that this simply doesn't work for SSL -- you shouldn't
> do that.  (Sorry if you want it -- it's beyond my capabilities to hack
> this into the SSL code.)
> 
> Part of this is that the SSL code should refuse a socket that's in
> nonblocking mode, *or* perhaps should restore blocking mode; I'm not
> sure.
> 
> Anyway, please do enter a bug report.  (A patch would be even cooler!)

I entered a bug report.  I'll look at the source and see if I can come up
with a patch.

- Geoff

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