bsddb module updated to version 4.7.2devel9.

This patch publishes the work done until now
for Python 3.0 compatibility. Still a lot
to be done.

When possible, we use 3.0 features in Python 2.6,
easing development and testing, and exposing internal
changes to a wider audience, for better test coverage.

Some mode details:
http://www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm#bsddb3-4.7.2
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index 70b9ccf..0b8f6d9 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -33,18 +33,25 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-"""Support for Berkeley DB 4.x with a simple interface.
+"""Support for Berkeley DB 4.0 through 4.7 with a simple interface.
 
 For the full featured object oriented interface use the bsddb.db module
 instead.  It mirrors the Oracle Berkeley DB C API.
 """
 
+import sys
+absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
+
 try:
     if __name__ == 'bsddb3':
         # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from
         # a standalone pybsddb addon package than the version included with
         # python as bsddb._bsddb.
-        import _pybsddb
+        if absolute_import :
+            # Because this syntaxis is not valid before Python 2.5
+            exec("from . import _pybsddb")
+        else :
+            import _pybsddb
         _bsddb = _pybsddb
         from bsddb3.dbutils import DeadlockWrap as _DeadlockWrap
     else:
@@ -66,9 +73,16 @@
 
 import sys, os
 
-import UserDict
 from weakref import ref
-class _iter_mixin(UserDict.DictMixin):
+
+if sys.version_info[0:2] <= (2, 5) :
+    import UserDict
+    MutableMapping = UserDict.DictMixin
+else :
+    import collections
+    MutableMapping = collections.MutableMapping
+
+class _iter_mixin(MutableMapping):
     def _make_iter_cursor(self):
         cur = _DeadlockWrap(self.db.cursor)
         key = id(cur)
@@ -115,8 +129,12 @@
             except _bsddb.DBCursorClosedError:
                 # the database was modified during iteration.  abort.
                 pass
-        finally:
+# When Python 2.3 not supported in bsddb3, we can change this to "finally"
+        except :
             self._in_iter -= 1
+            raise
+
+        self._in_iter -= 1
 
     def iteritems(self):
         if not self.db:
@@ -154,8 +172,12 @@
             except _bsddb.DBCursorClosedError:
                 # the database was modified during iteration.  abort.
                 pass
-        finally:
+# When Python 2.3 not supported in bsddb3, we can change this to "finally"
+        except :
             self._in_iter -= 1
+            raise
+
+        self._in_iter -= 1
 
 
 class _DBWithCursor(_iter_mixin):
@@ -228,6 +250,12 @@
         self._checkOpen()
         return _DeadlockWrap(lambda: len(self.db))  # len(self.db)
 
+    if sys.version_info[0:2] >= (2, 6) :
+        def __repr__(self) :
+            if self.isOpen() :
+                return repr(dict(_DeadlockWrap(self.db.items)))
+            return repr(dict())
+
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         self._checkOpen()
         return _DeadlockWrap(lambda: self.db[key])  # self.db[key]
@@ -407,8 +435,6 @@
 try:
     import thread
     del thread
-    if db.version() < (3, 3, 0):
-        db.DB_THREAD = 0
 except ImportError:
     db.DB_THREAD = 0
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/db.py b/Lib/bsddb/db.py
index 57bb46e..c3aee30 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/db.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/db.py
@@ -37,15 +37,24 @@
 # case we ever want to augment the stuff in _db in any way.  For now
 # it just simply imports everything from _db.
 
-if __name__.startswith('bsddb3.'):
-    # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from
-    # a standalone pybsddb addon package than the version included with
-    # python as bsddb._bsddb.
-    from _pybsddb import *
-    from _pybsddb import __version__
-else:
-    from _bsddb import *
-    from _bsddb import __version__
+import sys
+absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
 
-if version() < (3, 2, 0):
-    raise ImportError, "correct Berkeley DB symbols not found.  Perhaps python was statically linked with an older version?"
+if not absolute_import :
+    if __name__.startswith('bsddb3.') :
+        # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from
+        # a standalone pybsddb addon package than the version included with
+        # python as bsddb._bsddb.
+        from _pybsddb import *
+        from _pybsddb import __version__
+    else:
+        from _bsddb import *
+        from _bsddb import __version__
+else :
+    # Because this syntaxis is not valid before Python 2.5
+    if __name__.startswith('bsddb3.') :
+        exec("from ._pybsddb import *")
+        exec("from ._pybsddb import __version__")
+    else :
+        exec("from ._bsddb import *")
+        exec("from ._bsddb import __version__")
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbobj.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbobj.py
index b74ee72..f6b1d7f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbobj.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbobj.py
@@ -21,13 +21,24 @@
 # added to _bsddb.c.
 #
 
-import db
+import sys
+absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
+if absolute_import :
+    # Because this syntaxis is not valid before Python 2.5
+    exec("from . import db")
+else :
+    import db
 
-try:
-    from UserDict import DictMixin
-except ImportError:
-    # DictMixin is new in Python 2.3
-    class DictMixin: pass
+if sys.version_info[0:2] <= (2, 5) :
+    try:
+        from UserDict import DictMixin
+    except ImportError:
+        # DictMixin is new in Python 2.3
+        class DictMixin: pass
+    MutableMapping = DictMixin
+else :
+    import collections
+    MutableMapping = collections.MutableMapping
 
 class DBEnv:
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -96,9 +107,8 @@
     def set_get_returns_none(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return apply(self._cobj.set_get_returns_none, args, kwargs)
 
-    if db.version() >= (4,0):
-        def log_stat(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            return apply(self._cobj.log_stat, args, kwargs)
+    def log_stat(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return apply(self._cobj.log_stat, args, kwargs)
 
     if db.version() >= (4,1):
         def dbremove(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@
             return apply(self._cobj.lsn_reset, args, kwargs)
 
 
-class DB(DictMixin):
+class DB(MutableMapping):
     def __init__(self, dbenv, *args, **kwargs):
         # give it the proper DBEnv C object that its expecting
         self._cobj = apply(db.DB, (dbenv._cobj,) + args, kwargs)
@@ -128,6 +138,10 @@
     def __delitem__(self, arg):
         del self._cobj[arg]
 
+    if sys.version_info[0:2] >= (2, 6) :
+        def __iter__(self) :
+            return self._cobj.__iter__()
+
     def append(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return apply(self._cobj.append, args, kwargs)
     def associate(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
index 6d7414e..f5f6f8e 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import cPickle
-import db
 import sys
 
-#At version 2.3 cPickle switched to using protocol instead of bin and
-#DictMixin was added
+import sys
+absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
+if absolute_import :
+    # Because this syntaxis is not valid before Python 2.5
+    exec("from . import db")
+else :
+    import db
+
+#At version 2.3 cPickle switched to using protocol instead of bin
 if sys.version_info[:3] >= (2, 3, 0):
     HIGHEST_PROTOCOL = cPickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL
 # In python 2.3.*, "cPickle.dumps" accepts no
@@ -47,13 +53,22 @@
         def _dumps(object, protocol):
             return cPickle.dumps(object, protocol=protocol)
 
-    from UserDict import DictMixin
-
 else:
     HIGHEST_PROTOCOL = None
     def _dumps(object, protocol):
         return cPickle.dumps(object, bin=protocol)
-    class DictMixin: pass
+
+
+if sys.version_info[0:2] <= (2, 5) :
+    try:
+        from UserDict import DictMixin
+    except ImportError:
+        # DictMixin is new in Python 2.3
+        class DictMixin: pass
+    MutableMapping = DictMixin
+else :
+    import collections
+    MutableMapping = collections.MutableMapping
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -96,7 +111,7 @@
 class DBShelveError(db.DBError): pass
 
 
-class DBShelf(DictMixin):
+class DBShelf(MutableMapping):
     """A shelf to hold pickled objects, built upon a bsddb DB object.  It
     automatically pickles/unpickles data objects going to/from the DB.
     """
@@ -147,6 +162,10 @@
         else:
             return self.db.keys()
 
+    if sys.version_info[0:2] >= (2, 6) :
+        def __iter__(self) :
+            return self.db.__iter__()
+
 
     def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.db.open(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
index 27028d3..ef52fed 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import copy
 import random
 import struct
-from types import ListType, StringType
 import cPickle as pickle
 
 try:
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@
 
         raises TableDBError if it already exists or for other DB errors.
         """
-        assert isinstance(columns, ListType)
+        assert isinstance(columns, list)
         txn = None
         try:
             # checking sanity of the table and column names here on
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@
         """Return a list of columns in the given table.
         [] if the table doesn't exist.
         """
-        assert isinstance(table, StringType)
+        assert isinstance(table, str)
         if contains_metastrings(table):
             raise ValueError, "bad table name: contains reserved metastrings"
 
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@
         additional columns present in the given list as well as
         all of its current columns.
         """
-        assert isinstance(columns, ListType)
+        assert isinstance(columns, list)
         try:
             self.CreateTable(table, columns)
         except TableAlreadyExists:
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
index 9a2f010..8d2e7ef 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
 #
 from time import sleep as _sleep
 
-import db
+import sys
+absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
+if absolute_import :
+    # Because this syntaxis is not valid before Python 2.5
+    exec("from . import db")
+else :
+    import db
 
 # always sleep at least N seconds between retrys
 _deadlock_MinSleepTime = 1.0/128
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
index 11043a2..7ad9a6f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@
 try:
     # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
     from bsddb3 import db
+    import bsddb3 as bsddb
 except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
+    import bsddb
 
 try:
     from bsddb3 import test_support
 except ImportError:
     from test import test_support
 
+try:
+    from threading import Thread, currentThread
+    del Thread, currentThread
+    have_threads = True
+except ImportError:
+    have_threads = False
+
 verbose = 0
 if 'verbose' in sys.argv:
     verbose = 1
@@ -33,6 +42,8 @@
     print 'bsddb.db.version():   %s' % (db.version(), )
     print 'bsddb.db.__version__: %s' % db.__version__
     print 'bsddb.db.cvsid:       %s' % db.cvsid
+    print 'py module:            %s' % bsddb.__file__
+    print 'extension module:     %s' % bsddb._bsddb.__file__
     print 'python version:       %s' % sys.version
     print 'My pid:               %s' % os.getpid()
     print '-=' * 38
@@ -81,11 +92,11 @@
 def remove_test_path_directory() :
     test_support.rmtree(get_new_path.prefix)
 
-try :
+if have_threads :
     import threading
     get_new_path.mutex=threading.Lock()
     del threading
-except ImportError:
+else :
     class Lock(object) :
         def acquire(self) :
             pass
@@ -104,8 +115,12 @@
 # This little hack is for when this module is run as main and all the
 # other modules import it so they will still be able to get the right
 # verbose setting.  It's confusing but it works.
-import test_all
-test_all.verbose = verbose
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3 :
+    import test_all
+    test_all.verbose = verbose
+else :
+    import sys
+    print >>sys.stderr, "Work to do!"
 
 
 def suite(module_prefix='', timing_check=None):
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
index 10907e3..935f10a 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
@@ -6,14 +6,8 @@
 import time
 from pprint import pprint
 
-try:
-    from threading import Thread, currentThread
-    have_threads = 1
-except ImportError:
-    have_threads = 0
-
 import unittest
-from test_all import verbose, get_new_environment_path
+from test_all import verbose, have_threads, get_new_environment_path
 
 try:
     # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
@@ -435,24 +429,23 @@
 def test_suite():
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
 
-    if db.version() >= (3, 3, 11):
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateErrorTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateErrorTestCase))
 
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateHashTestCase))
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateBTreeTestCase))
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateRecnoTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateHashTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateBTreeTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateRecnoTestCase))
 
-        if db.version() >= (4, 1):
-            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateBTreeTxnTestCase))
+    if db.version() >= (4, 1):
+        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(AssociateBTreeTxnTestCase))
 
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateHashTestCase))
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateBTreeTestCase))
-        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateRecnoTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateHashTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateBTreeTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ShelveAssociateRecnoTestCase))
 
-        if have_threads:
-            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateHashTestCase))
-            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateBTreeTestCase))
-            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateRecnoTestCase))
+    if have_threads:
+        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateHashTestCase))
+        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateBTreeTestCase))
+        suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(ThreadedAssociateRecnoTestCase))
 
     return suite
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
index a234d2a..285e3a8 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@
     def populateDB(self, _txn=None):
         d = self.d
 
-        for x in range(self._numKeys/2):
+        for x in range(self._numKeys//2):
             key = '%04d' % (self._numKeys - x)  # insert keys in reverse order
             data = self.makeData(key)
             d.put(key, data, _txn)
 
         d.put('empty value', '', _txn)
 
-        for x in range(self._numKeys/2-1):
+        for x in range(self._numKeys//2-1):
             key = '%04d' % x  # and now some in forward order
             data = self.makeData(key)
             d.put(key, data, _txn)
@@ -536,10 +536,6 @@
     #----------------------------------------
 
     def test06_Truncate(self):
-        if db.version() < (3,3):
-            # truncate is a feature of Berkeley DB 3.3 and above
-            return
-
         d = self.d
         if verbose:
             print '\n', '-=' * 30
@@ -681,12 +677,11 @@
         except db.DBIncompleteError:
             pass
 
-        if db.version() >= (4,0):
-            statDict = self.env.log_stat(0);
-            self.assert_(statDict.has_key('magic'))
-            self.assert_(statDict.has_key('version'))
-            self.assert_(statDict.has_key('cur_file'))
-            self.assert_(statDict.has_key('region_nowait'))
+        statDict = self.env.log_stat(0);
+        self.assert_(statDict.has_key('magic'))
+        self.assert_(statDict.has_key('version'))
+        self.assert_(statDict.has_key('cur_file'))
+        self.assert_(statDict.has_key('region_nowait'))
 
         # must have at least one log file present:
         logs = self.env.log_archive(db.DB_ARCH_ABS | db.DB_ARCH_LOG)
@@ -703,10 +698,6 @@
     #----------------------------------------
 
     def test07_TxnTruncate(self):
-        if db.version() < (3,3):
-            # truncate is a feature of Berkeley DB 3.3 and above
-            return
-
         d = self.d
         if verbose:
             print '\n', '-=' * 30
@@ -956,6 +947,55 @@
     envflags = db.DB_THREAD | db.DB_INIT_MPOOL | db.DB_INIT_LOCK
 
 
+class PrivateObject(unittest.TestCase) :
+    import sys
+    if sys.version_info[:3] < (2, 4, 0):
+        def assertTrue(self, expr, msg=None):
+            self.failUnless(expr,msg=msg)
+
+    def tearDown(self) :
+        del self.obj
+
+    def test01_DefaultIsNone(self) :
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.get_private(), None)
+
+    def test02_assignment(self) :
+        a = "example of private object"
+        self.obj.set_private(a)
+        b = self.obj.get_private()
+        self.assertTrue(a is b)  # Object identity
+
+    def test03_leak_assignment(self) :
+        import sys
+        a = "example of private object"
+        refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+        self.obj.set_private(a)
+        self.assertEqual(refcount+1, sys.getrefcount(a))
+        self.obj.set_private(None)
+        self.assertEqual(refcount, sys.getrefcount(a))
+
+    def test04_leak_GC(self) :
+        import sys
+        a = "example of private object"
+        refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+        self.obj.set_private(a)
+        self.obj = None
+        self.assertEqual(refcount, sys.getrefcount(a))
+
+class DBEnvPrivateObject(PrivateObject) :
+    def setUp(self) :
+        self.obj = db.DBEnv()
+
+class DBPrivateObject(PrivateObject) :
+    def setUp(self) :
+        self.obj = db.DB()
+
+class CrashAndBurn(unittest.TestCase) :
+    def test01_OpenCrash(self) :
+        # See http://bugs.python.org/issue3307
+        self.assertRaises(db.DBInvalidArgError, db.DB, None, 65535)
+
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -979,6 +1019,9 @@
     suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(HashDUPWithThreadTestCase))
     suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(BTreeMultiDBTestCase))
     suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(HashMultiDBTestCase))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(DBEnvPrivateObject))
+    suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(DBPrivateObject))
+    #suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(CrashAndBurn))
 
     return suite
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compare.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compare.py
index 940e56e..e221182 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compare.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compare.py
@@ -240,9 +240,8 @@
     res = unittest.TestSuite ()
 
     res.addTest (unittest.makeSuite (ComparatorTests))
-    if db.version () >= (3, 3, 11):
-        res.addTest (unittest.makeSuite (BtreeExceptionsTestCase))
-        res.addTest (unittest.makeSuite (BtreeKeyCompareTestCase))
+    res.addTest (unittest.makeSuite (BtreeExceptionsTestCase))
+    res.addTest (unittest.makeSuite (BtreeKeyCompareTestCase))
     return res
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
index 9b9ce7b..64a054c 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
@@ -4,15 +4,11 @@
 
 import time
 
-try:
-    from threading import Thread, currentThread
-    have_threads = 1
-except ImportError:
-    have_threads = 0
-
-
 import unittest
-from test_all import verbose, get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
+from test_all import verbose, have_threads, get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
+
+if have_threads :
+    from threading import Thread, currentThread
 
 try:
     # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
@@ -62,8 +58,7 @@
         self.env.lock_put(lock)
         if verbose:
             print "Released lock: %s" % lock
-        if db.version() >= (4,0):
-            self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
+        self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
 
 
     def test02_threaded(self):
@@ -132,9 +127,8 @@
         self.env.lock_put(lock)
         t.join()
 
-        if db.version() >= (4,0):
-            self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
-            self.env.lock_id_free(anID2)
+        self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
+        self.env.lock_id_free(anID2)
 
         if db.version() >= (4,6):
             self.assertTrue(deadlock_detection.count>0)
@@ -159,8 +153,7 @@
             if verbose:
                 print "%s: Released %s lock: %s" % (name, lt, lock)
 
-        if db.version() >= (4,0):
-            self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
+        self.env.lock_id_free(anID)
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
index 1da5830..dce7e0c 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@
         rp = repr(db)
         self.assertEquals(rp, "{}")
 
+    def test04_repr_db(self) :
+        db = hashopen(self.filename)
+        d = {}
+        for i in xrange(100) :
+            db[repr(i)] = repr(100*i)
+            d[repr(i)] = repr(100*i)
+        db.close()
+        db = hashopen(self.filename)
+        rp = repr(db)
+        self.assertEquals(rp, repr(d))
+        db.close()
+
     # http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1708868&group_id=13900&atid=313900
     #
     # See the bug report for details.
@@ -54,7 +66,7 @@
     # The problem was that make_key_dbt() was not allocating a copy of
     # string keys but FREE_DBT() was always being told to free it when the
     # database was opened with DB_THREAD.
-    def test04_double_free_make_key_dbt(self):
+    def test05_double_free_make_key_dbt(self):
         try:
             db1 = db.DB()
             db1.open(self.filename, None, db.DB_BTREE,
@@ -67,7 +79,7 @@
             db1.close()
             os.unlink(self.filename)
 
-    def test05_key_with_null_bytes(self):
+    def test06_key_with_null_bytes(self):
         try:
             db1 = db.DB()
             db1.open(self.filename, None, db.DB_HASH, db.DB_CREATE)
@@ -86,7 +98,7 @@
             db1.close()
             os.unlink(self.filename)
 
-    def test_DB_set_flags_persists(self):
+    def test07_DB_set_flags_persists(self):
         if db.version() < (4,2):
             # The get_flags API required for this to work is only available
             # in Berkeley DB >= 4.2
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_replication.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_replication.py
index 25ca34a..8f2651f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_replication.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_replication.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
 
-from test_all import get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
+from test_all import have_threads, get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
 
 try:
     from bsddb3 import test_support
@@ -58,6 +58,25 @@
         self.dbenvMaster.set_event_notify(confirmed_master)
         self.dbenvClient.set_event_notify(client_startupdone)
 
+        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
+        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
+        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
+        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
+
+        self.dbMaster = self.dbClient = None
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.dbClient :
+            self.dbClient.close()
+        if self.dbMaster :
+            self.dbMaster.close()
+        self.dbenvClient.close()
+        self.dbenvMaster.close()
+        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirClient)
+        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirMaster)
+
+    def test01_basic_replication(self) :
         master_port = test_support.find_unused_port()
         self.dbenvMaster.repmgr_set_local_site("127.0.0.1", master_port)
         client_port = test_support.find_unused_port()
@@ -69,6 +88,27 @@
         self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_priority(10)
         self.dbenvClient.rep_set_priority(0)
 
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_CONNECTION_RETRY,100123)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_CONNECTION_RETRY,100321)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvMaster.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_CONNECTION_RETRY), 100123)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvClient.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_CONNECTION_RETRY), 100321)
+
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT, 100234)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT, 100432)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvMaster.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT), 100234)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvClient.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT), 100432)
+
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_RETRY, 100345)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_RETRY, 100543)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvMaster.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_ELECTION_RETRY), 100345)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvClient.rep_get_timeout(
+            db.DB_REP_ELECTION_RETRY), 100543)
+
         self.dbenvMaster.repmgr_set_ack_policy(db.DB_REPMGR_ACKS_ALL)
         self.dbenvClient.repmgr_set_ack_policy(db.DB_REPMGR_ACKS_ALL)
 
@@ -84,23 +124,14 @@
         self.assertEquals(self.dbenvClient.repmgr_get_ack_policy(),
                 db.DB_REPMGR_ACKS_ALL)
 
-        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
-        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
-        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
-        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
-
-        self.dbMaster = self.dbClient = None
-
         # The timeout is necessary in BDB 4.5, since DB_EVENT_REP_STARTUPDONE
         # is not generated if the master has no new transactions.
         # This is solved in BDB 4.6 (#15542).
-        timeout = time.time()+10
+        import time
+        timeout = time.time()+2
         while (time.time()<timeout) and not (self.confirmed_master and self.client_startupdone) :
             time.sleep(0.02)
-        if db.version() >= (4,6) :
-            self.assertTrue(time.time()<timeout)
-        else :
-            self.assertTrue(time.time()>=timeout)
+        self.assertTrue(time.time()<timeout)
 
         d = self.dbenvMaster.repmgr_site_list()
         self.assertEquals(len(d), 1)
@@ -120,17 +151,6 @@
             d = self.dbenvMaster.repmgr_stat(flags=db.DB_STAT_CLEAR);
             self.assertTrue("msgs_queued" in d)
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        if self.dbClient :
-            self.dbClient.close()
-        if self.dbMaster :
-            self.dbMaster.close()
-        self.dbenvClient.close()
-        self.dbenvMaster.close()
-        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirClient)
-        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirMaster)
-
-    def test01_basic_replication(self) :
         self.dbMaster=db.DB(self.dbenvMaster)
         txn=self.dbenvMaster.txn_begin()
         self.dbMaster.open("test", db.DB_HASH, db.DB_CREATE, 0666, txn=txn)
@@ -179,11 +199,221 @@
             txn.commit()
         self.assertEquals(None, v)
 
+class DBBaseReplication(DBReplicationManager):
+    def setUp(self) :
+        DBReplicationManager.setUp(self)
+        def confirmed_master(a,b,c) :
+            if (b == db.DB_EVENT_REP_MASTER) or (b == db.DB_EVENT_REP_ELECTED) :
+                self.confirmed_master = True
+
+        def client_startupdone(a,b,c) :
+            if b == db.DB_EVENT_REP_STARTUPDONE :
+                self.client_startupdone = True
+
+        self.dbenvMaster.set_event_notify(confirmed_master)
+        self.dbenvClient.set_event_notify(client_startupdone)
+
+        import Queue
+        self.m2c = Queue.Queue()
+        self.c2m = Queue.Queue()
+
+        # There are only two nodes, so we don't need to
+        # do any routing decision
+        def m2c(dbenv, control, rec, lsnp, envid, flags) :
+            self.m2c.put((control, rec))
+
+        def c2m(dbenv, control, rec, lsnp, envid, flags) :
+            self.c2m.put((control, rec))
+
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_transport(13,m2c)
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_priority(10)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_set_transport(3,c2m)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_set_priority(0)
+
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvMaster.rep_get_priority(),10)
+        self.assertEquals(self.dbenvClient.rep_get_priority(),0)
+
+        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
+        #self.dbenvMaster.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
+        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_REPLICATION, True)
+        #self.dbenvClient.set_verbose(db.DB_VERB_FILEOPS_ALL, True)
+
+        def thread_master() :
+            return self.thread_do(self.dbenvMaster, self.c2m, 3,
+                    self.master_doing_election, True)
+
+        def thread_client() :
+            return self.thread_do(self.dbenvClient, self.m2c, 13,
+                    self.client_doing_election, False)
+
+        from threading import Thread
+        t_m=Thread(target=thread_master)
+        t_m.setDaemon(True)
+        t_c=Thread(target=thread_client)
+        t_c.setDaemon(True)
+
+        self.t_m = t_m
+        self.t_c = t_c
+
+        self.dbMaster = self.dbClient = None
+
+        self.master_doing_election=[False]
+        self.client_doing_election=[False]
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if self.dbClient :
+            self.dbClient.close()
+        if self.dbMaster :
+            self.dbMaster.close()
+        self.m2c.put(None)
+        self.c2m.put(None)
+        self.t_m.join()
+        self.t_c.join()
+        self.dbenvClient.close()
+        self.dbenvMaster.close()
+        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirClient)
+        test_support.rmtree(self.homeDirMaster)
+
+    def basic_rep_threading(self) :
+        self.dbenvMaster.rep_start(flags=db.DB_REP_MASTER)
+        self.dbenvClient.rep_start(flags=db.DB_REP_CLIENT)
+
+        def thread_do(env, q, envid, election_status, must_be_master) :
+            while True :
+                v=q.get()
+                if v == None : return
+                env.rep_process_message(v[0], v[1], envid)
+
+        self.thread_do = thread_do
+
+        self.t_m.start()
+        self.t_c.start()
+
+    def test01_basic_replication(self) :
+        self.basic_rep_threading()
+
+        # The timeout is necessary in BDB 4.5, since DB_EVENT_REP_STARTUPDONE
+        # is not generated if the master has no new transactions.
+        # This is solved in BDB 4.6 (#15542).
+        import time
+        timeout = time.time()+2
+        while (time.time()<timeout) and not (self.confirmed_master and
+                self.client_startupdone) :
+            time.sleep(0.02)
+        self.assertTrue(time.time()<timeout)
+
+        self.dbMaster=db.DB(self.dbenvMaster)
+        txn=self.dbenvMaster.txn_begin()
+        self.dbMaster.open("test", db.DB_HASH, db.DB_CREATE, 0666, txn=txn)
+        txn.commit()
+
+        import time,os.path
+        timeout=time.time()+10
+        while (time.time()<timeout) and \
+          not (os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.homeDirClient,"test"))) :
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+
+        self.dbClient=db.DB(self.dbenvClient)
+        while True :
+            txn=self.dbenvClient.txn_begin()
+            try :
+                self.dbClient.open("test", db.DB_HASH, flags=db.DB_RDONLY,
+                        mode=0666, txn=txn)
+            except db.DBRepHandleDeadError :
+                txn.abort()
+                self.dbClient.close()
+                self.dbClient=db.DB(self.dbenvClient)
+                continue
+
+            txn.commit()
+            break
+
+        txn=self.dbenvMaster.txn_begin()
+        self.dbMaster.put("ABC", "123", txn=txn)
+        txn.commit()
+        import time
+        timeout=time.time()+1
+        v=None
+        while (time.time()<timeout) and (v==None) :
+            txn=self.dbenvClient.txn_begin()
+            v=self.dbClient.get("ABC", txn=txn)
+            txn.commit()
+        self.assertEquals("123", v)
+
+        txn=self.dbenvMaster.txn_begin()
+        self.dbMaster.delete("ABC", txn=txn)
+        txn.commit()
+        timeout=time.time()+1
+        while (time.time()<timeout) and (v!=None) :
+            txn=self.dbenvClient.txn_begin()
+            v=self.dbClient.get("ABC", txn=txn)
+            txn.commit()
+        self.assertEquals(None, v)
+
+    if db.version() >= (4,7) :
+        def test02_test_request(self) :
+            self.basic_rep_threading()
+            (minimum, maximum) = self.dbenvClient.rep_get_request()
+            self.dbenvClient.rep_set_request(minimum-1, maximum+1)
+            self.assertEqual(self.dbenvClient.rep_get_request(),
+                    (minimum-1, maximum+1))
+
+    if db.version() >= (4,6) :
+        def test03_master_election(self) :
+            # Get ready to hold an election
+            #self.dbenvMaster.rep_start(flags=db.DB_REP_MASTER)
+            self.dbenvMaster.rep_start(flags=db.DB_REP_CLIENT)
+            self.dbenvClient.rep_start(flags=db.DB_REP_CLIENT)
+
+            def thread_do(env, q, envid, election_status, must_be_master) :
+                while True :
+                    v=q.get()
+                    if v == None : return
+                    r = env.rep_process_message(v[0],v[1],envid)
+                    if must_be_master and self.confirmed_master :
+                        self.dbenvMaster.rep_start(flags = db.DB_REP_MASTER)
+                        must_be_master = False
+
+                    if r[0] == db.DB_REP_HOLDELECTION :
+                        def elect() :
+                            while True :
+                                try :
+                                    env.rep_elect(2, 1)
+                                    election_status[0] = False
+                                    break
+                                except db.DBRepUnavailError :
+                                    pass
+                        if not election_status[0] and not self.confirmed_master :
+                            from threading import Thread
+                            election_status[0] = True
+                            t=Thread(target=elect)
+                            t.setDaemon(True)
+                            t.start()
+
+            self.thread_do = thread_do
+
+            self.t_m.start()
+            self.t_c.start()
+
+            self.dbenvMaster.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT, 50000)
+            self.dbenvClient.rep_set_timeout(db.DB_REP_ELECTION_TIMEOUT, 50000)
+            self.client_doing_election[0] = True
+            while True :
+                try :
+                    self.dbenvClient.rep_elect(2, 1)
+                    self.client_doing_election[0] = False
+                    break
+                except db.DBRepUnavailError :
+                    pass
+
+            self.assertTrue(self.confirmed_master)
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def test_suite():
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
-    if db.version() >= (4,5) :
+    if db.version() >= (4, 6) :
         dbenv = db.DBEnv()
         try :
             dbenv.repmgr_get_ack_policy()
@@ -194,6 +424,10 @@
         del dbenv
         if ReplicationManager_available :
             suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(DBReplicationManager))
+
+        if have_threads :
+            suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(DBBaseReplication))
+
     return suite
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
index 5ac98ce..bdeaf93 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
@@ -7,28 +7,19 @@
 import errno
 from random import random
 
-try:
-    True, False
-except NameError:
-    True = 1
-    False = 0
-
 DASH = '-'
 
 try:
-    from threading import Thread, currentThread
-    have_threads = True
-except ImportError:
-    have_threads = False
-
-try:
     WindowsError
 except NameError:
     class WindowsError(Exception):
         pass
 
 import unittest
-from test_all import verbose, get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
+from test_all import verbose, have_threads, get_new_environment_path, get_new_database_path
+
+if have_threads :
+    from threading import Thread, currentThread
 
 
 try:
@@ -103,8 +94,8 @@
         keys=range(self.records)
         import random
         random.shuffle(keys)
-        records_per_writer=self.records/self.writers
-        readers_per_writer=self.readers/self.writers
+        records_per_writer=self.records//self.writers
+        readers_per_writer=self.readers//self.writers
         self.assertEqual(self.records,self.writers*records_per_writer)
         self.assertEqual(self.readers,self.writers*readers_per_writer)
         self.assertTrue((records_per_writer%readers_per_writer)==0)
@@ -143,7 +134,7 @@
         if verbose:
             print "%s: creating records %d - %d" % (name, start, stop)
 
-        count=len(keys)/len(readers)
+        count=len(keys)//len(readers)
         count2=count
         for x in keys :
             key = '%04d' % x
@@ -218,8 +209,8 @@
         keys=range(self.records)
         import random
         random.shuffle(keys)
-        records_per_writer=self.records/self.writers
-        readers_per_writer=self.readers/self.writers
+        records_per_writer=self.records//self.writers
+        readers_per_writer=self.readers//self.writers
         self.assertEqual(self.records,self.writers*records_per_writer)
         self.assertEqual(self.readers,self.writers*readers_per_writer)
         self.assertTrue((records_per_writer%readers_per_writer)==0)
@@ -258,7 +249,7 @@
         if verbose:
             print "%s: creating records %d - %d" % (name, start, stop)
 
-        count=len(keys)/len(readers)
+        count=len(keys)//len(readers)
         count2=count
         for x in keys :
             key = '%04d' % x
@@ -332,8 +323,8 @@
         keys=range(self.records)
         import random
         random.shuffle(keys)
-        records_per_writer=self.records/self.writers
-        readers_per_writer=self.readers/self.writers
+        records_per_writer=self.records//self.writers
+        readers_per_writer=self.readers//self.writers
         self.assertEqual(self.records,self.writers*records_per_writer)
         self.assertEqual(self.readers,self.writers*readers_per_writer)
         self.assertTrue((records_per_writer%readers_per_writer)==0)
@@ -375,7 +366,7 @@
 
     def writerThread(self, d, keys, readers):
         name = currentThread().getName()
-        count=len(keys)/len(readers)
+        count=len(keys)//len(readers)
         while len(keys):
             try:
                 txn = self.env.txn_begin(None, self.txnFlag)