AttributeError: module 'signal' has no attribute 'SIGALRM' - receive_test.py

[jeffbass]

AttributeError: module 'signal' has no attribute 'SIGALRM' - receive_test.py

[sbkirby]

Hey Jeff,
It appears to be working fine in Windows.
Thanks

[jeffbass]

Thanks for this bug report. I want to support Windows users and will need to remove references to the unix / Linux SIGALRM from the receive_test.py program but also from the imagenode.py call to the Patience class. The SIGALRM unix OS signal is a simple timer, but it runs asynchronously outside of Python. I will need to replace it with another algorithm.

I should have a fix for this in a few days. Your work-around removes the timer function, which should work fine until then.

[jeffbass]

I replaced the signal.SIGALRM call with a Python thread and a sleep timer. The receive_test.py program is now working OK without using signal.SIGALRM. I tested it on several Raspberry Pi's, a Linux laptop and a Mac. Worked fine on those. I don't have a Windows machine to check it on Windows. Could you check if receive_test.py works on Windows OK now? Thanks.