Given that it already doesn't worth without full threading in the previous LTS, I don't think we need to worry about it.
On 28 January 2015 at 14:32, Tim Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a 9 year old ticket referencing freebsd5.1... > > https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/2052 > > > On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 8:51:16 AM UTC-5, Tim Graham wrote: >> >> As far back as Django 1.4 (didn't check earlier), we use both these >> patterns in the code: >> >> import threading >> >> try: >> import threading >> except ImportError: >> import dummy_threading as threading >> >> We also have logic in tests to skip if threading isn't available, >> however, I can't believe that Django is usable without threading given we >> use the first style of import (without a fallback) in many places >> (db.models.loading, db.utils, test.testcases, + more). >> >> Docs say: >> >> "The dummy_threading >> <https://docs.python.org/2/library/dummy_threading.html#module-dummy_threading> >> module is provided for situations where threading >> <https://docs.python.org/2/library/threading.html#module-threading> >> cannot be used because thread >> <https://docs.python.org/2/library/thread.html#module-thread> is >> missing." >> https://docs.python.org/2/library/threading.html >> >> "The [thread] module is optional. It is supported on Windows, Linux, SGI >> IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a POSIX thread (a.k.a. >> “pthread”) implementation." >> https://docs.python.org/2/library/thread.html#module-thread >> >> This doesn't answer the question of what systems it *is* needed on. >> Unless there's an objection, I think we can remove dummy_threading >> fallbacks? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/2147f7e7-1251-42ff-81e2-ad3b453060a5%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/2147f7e7-1251-42ff-81e2-ad3b453060a5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers (Contributions to Django itself)" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-developers/CAMwjO1GiQaYb0_qc8xDat9mMW35xThogqfqynRwSFKfcRgTOPQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
