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Subject: Patch 7.3.786
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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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Patch 7.3.786
Problem:    Python threads don't run in the background (issue 103).
Solution:   Move the statements to manipulate thread state.
Files:	    src/if_python.c


*** ../vim-7.3.785/src/if_python.c	2012-10-21 01:46:56.000000000 +0200
--- src/if_python.c	2013-01-30 11:38:06.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 740,751 ****
  #else
  	PyMac_Initialize();
  #endif
! 	/* Initialise threads, and save the state using PyGILState_Ensure.
! 	 * Without the call to PyGILState_Ensure, thread specific state (such
! 	 * as the system trace hook), will be lost between invocations of
! 	 * Python code. */
  	PyEval_InitThreads();
- 	pygilstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
  #ifdef DYNAMIC_PYTHON
  	get_exceptions();
  #endif
--- 740,750 ----
  #else
  	PyMac_Initialize();
  #endif
! 	/* Initialise threads, and below save the state using
! 	 * PyGILState_Ensure.  Without the call to PyGILState_Ensure, thread
! 	 * specific state (such as the system trace hook), will be lost
! 	 * between invocations of Python code. */
  	PyEval_InitThreads();
  #ifdef DYNAMIC_PYTHON
  	get_exceptions();
  #endif
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*** 756,761 ****
--- 755,764 ----
  	if (PythonMod_Init())
  	    goto fail;
  
+ 	/* The first python thread is vim's, release the lock. */
+ 	Python_SaveThread();
+ 	pygilstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+ 
  	globals = PyModule_GetDict(PyImport_AddModule("__main__"));
  
  	/* Remove the element from sys.path that was added because of our
***************
*** 764,771 ****
  	 * the current directory in sys.path. */
  	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = filter(lambda x: x != '/must>not&exist', sys.path)");
  
! 	/* the first python thread is vim's, release the lock */
! 	Python_SaveThread();
  
  	initialised = 1;
      }
--- 767,773 ----
  	 * the current directory in sys.path. */
  	PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = filter(lambda x: x != '/must>not&exist', sys.path)");
  
! 	PyGILState_Release(pygilstate);
  
  	initialised = 1;
      }
*** ../vim-7.3.785/src/version.c	2013-01-25 20:10:58.000000000 +0100
--- src/version.c	2013-01-30 11:44:04.000000000 +0100
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*** 727,728 ****
--- 727,730 ----
  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+ /**/
+     786,
  /**/

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