Issue #7449, part 1: fix test_support.py for Python compiled without thread
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 Tests
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+- Issue #7449: Fix many tests to support Python compiled without thread support
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 - Issue #8108: test_ftplib's non-blocking SSL server now has proper handling
   of SSL shutdowns.