Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message from server to client for certain exceptions

2016-09-08 14:47:23 -05:00 · 2016-09-08 14:47:23 -05:00 · 70897ec54c
parent 110b6fecbb 37156a70b9
commit 70897ec54c
2 changed files with 4 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class Server(object):
                try:
                    send(msg)
                except Exception as e:
-                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', repr(msg)))
+                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', format_exc()))
            except Exception as e:
                util.info('exception in thread serving %r',
                        threading.current_thread().name)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ Library
 - Issue #6766: Distributed reference counting added to multiprocessing
  to support nesting of shared values / proxy objects.

+- Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message.  Thanks
+  to Wojciech Walczak for patch.
+
 C API
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