From: Davin Potts <python@discontinuity.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:07:13 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message from server to... 
X-Git-Tag: v2.7.13rc1~153
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=280290adb8dc3d2337f5b2bc25b824d93a9434e8;p=python

Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message from server to client for certain exceptions
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diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
index 77639653ab..f2cee0c38c 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class Server(object):
                 try:
                     send(msg)
                 except Exception, e:
-                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', repr(msg)))
+                    send(('#UNSERIALIZABLE', format_exc()))
             except Exception, e:
                 util.info('exception in thread serving %r',
                         threading.current_thread().name)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index dc4aa84bd9..21cca5b688 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ Library
 
 - Issue #25455: Fixed a crash in repr of cElementTree.Element with recursive tag.
 
+- Issue #21201: Improves readability of multiprocessing error message.  Thanks
+  to Wojciech Walczak for patch.
+
 IDLE
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