Issue #14151: Raise a ValueError, not a NameError, when trying to create
a multiprocessing Client or Listener with an AF_PIPE type address under
non-Windows platforms. Patch by Popa Claudiu.
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index df00f1d..fa6f7b3 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@
else:
raise ValueError('unrecognized family')
+def _validate_family(family):
+ '''
+ Checks if the family is valid for the current environment.
+ '''
+ if sys.platform != 'win32' and family == 'AF_PIPE':
+ raise ValueError('Family %s is not recognized.' % family)
+
def address_type(address):
'''
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@
or default_family
address = address or arbitrary_address(family)
+ _validate_family(family)
if family == 'AF_PIPE':
self._listener = PipeListener(address, backlog)
else:
@@ -163,6 +171,7 @@
Returns a connection to the address of a `Listener`
'''
family = family or address_type(address)
+ _validate_family(family)
if family == 'AF_PIPE':
c = PipeClient(address)
else: