Bug description [edit]

Binary package hint: python-clearsilver

If I install python-clearsilver and run:

python -c 'import neo_cgi'

I get the following:

-c:1: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module neo_util: This Python has API version 1013, module neo_util has version 1012.
-c:1: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module neo_cs: This Python has API version 1013, module neo_cs has version 1012.
-c:1: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module neo_cgi: This Python has API version 1013, module neo_cgi has version 1012.

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You have multiple worker processes/threads pulling records, FIFO, from a table. If one worker 'dies' or fails processing, another worker should retry the same record.

Here are some ideas (partially tested).

-- find first record & select it, taking exclusive lock
SELECT * FROM q WHERE id = (SELECT @id := MIN(id) FROM q) FOR UPDATE;

-- now other threads need to see that it's deleted (new MIN())
-- This only works where reading session is in READ UNCOMMITTED mode!
DELETE FROM q WHERE id = @id;

-- ... do whatever processing is required...

-- then either COMMIT (if successful)
-- or ROLLBACK (if processing failed and another worker should attempt)

Journal of toby (759) - InnoDB as a Queue for Worker Bees

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3.2.10.5. SELECT ... FOR UPDATE and SELECT ... LOCK IN SHARE MODE Locking Reads

In some circumstances, a consistent read is not convenient. For example, you might want to add a new row into your table child, and make sure that the child has a parent in table parent. The following example shows how to implement referential integrity in your application code.

MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 13.2.10.5 SELECT ... FOR UPDATE and SELECT ... LOCK IN SHARE MODE Locking Reads

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13.2.10.1. InnoDB Lock Modes

InnoDB implements standard row-level locking where there are two types of locks:

*

A shared (S) lock allows a transaction to read a row (tuple).
*

An exclusive (X) lock allows a transaction to update or delete a row.

MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 13.2.10.1 InnoDB Lock Modes

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