Issue #12041: Make test_wait3 more robust.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_wait3.py b/Lib/test/test_wait3.py
index 786e60b..bd06c8d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_wait3.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_wait3.py
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
class Wait3Test(ForkWait):
def wait_impl(self, cpid):
- for i in range(10):
+ # This many iterations can be required, since some previously run
+ # tests (e.g. test_ctypes) could have spawned a lot of children
+ # very quickly.
+ for i in range(30):
# wait3() shouldn't hang, but some of the buildbots seem to hang
# in the forking tests. This is an attempt to fix the problem.
spid, status, rusage = os.wait3(os.WNOHANG)
if spid == cpid:
break
- time.sleep(1.0)
+ time.sleep(0.1)
self.assertEqual(spid, cpid)
self.assertEqual(status, 0, "cause = %d, exit = %d" % (status&0xff, status>>8))