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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/test/test_socket.py | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 3 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py index 57395b09d0..9f27a5120c 100644 --- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py +++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py @@ -544,7 +544,11 @@ class GeneralModuleTests(unittest.TestCase): # XXX(nnorwitz): http://tinyurl.com/os5jz seems to indicate # it reasonable to get the host's addr in addition to 0.0.0.0. # At least for eCos. This is required for the S/390 to pass. - my_ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname()) + try: + my_ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname()) + except socket.error: + # Probably name lookup wasn't set up right; skip this test + return self.assertIn(name[0], ("0.0.0.0", my_ip_addr), '%s invalid' % name[0]) self.assertEqual(name[1], port) @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ C-API Tests ----- +- Do not fail test_socket when the IP address of the local hostname + cannot be looked up. + - Issue #8886: Use context managers throughout test_zipfile. Patch by Eric Carstensen. |