changeset:   103350:199aca18d9a1
parent:      103348:38802c38cfe1
parent:      103349:9b1f8c68de4c
user:        Davin Potts <python@discontinuity.net>
date:        Thu Sep 08 14:47:23 2016 -0500
files:       Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py Misc/NEWS
description:
Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message from server to client for certain exceptions


diff -r 38802c38cfe1 -r 199aca18d9a1 Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py	Thu Sep 08 15:34:08 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py	Thu Sep 08 14:47:23 2016 -0500
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
                 try:
                     send(msg)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', repr(msg)))
+                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', format_exc()))
             except Exception as e:
                 util.info('exception in thread serving %r',
                         threading.current_thread().name)
diff -r 38802c38cfe1 -r 199aca18d9a1 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Thu Sep 08 15:34:08 2016 -0400
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Thu Sep 08 14:47:23 2016 -0500
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
 - Issue #6766: Distributed reference counting added to multiprocessing
   to support nesting of shared values / proxy objects.
 
+- Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message.  Thanks
+  to Wojciech Walczak for patch.
+
 C API
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