Trent Nelson <tnel...@onresolve.com> added the comment: I introduced test_support.find_unused_port in r62234, as part of a general refactoring of client/server network-oriented tests. The only reason I introduced this method at the time was because the SSL tests used to launch openssl in server mode, which required a port to be specified as part of the command line.
Pure Python tests shouldn't use this method, as noted in the docstring, they should use bind_port(), which takes platform socket-oddities into account. I'm not sure if I agree that find_unused_port() should be removed though; it does serve a purpose in very rare corner cases. Perhaps it should be renamed to _find_unused_port() to discourage accidental usage. (I'd recommend reviewing r62234's commit log and change set for more info.) ---------- nosy: +trent _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8576> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
