Python selenium test gets stuck in urlopen

Question

My app relies on:

• Python 3
• Django 1.8
• Weasyprint
• Selenium

It runs flawlessly on dev and production environment, but not while testing with selenium.

Using weasyprint, I create a PDF from HTML, this library uses urllib to download CSS (e.g. http://localhost:8081/static/lib/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css), but it hangs (no errors, just stuck) while opening these.

If I enter this url directly in my browser while hanged, the CSS is displayed.

Command used:

./manage.py test tests.test_account.HomeNewVisitorTest

Relevant part of the test:

from selenium import webdriver

class HomeNewVisitorTest(StaticLiveServerTestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        if TEST_ENV_FIREFOX:
            self.driver = webdriver.Firefox()
        else:
            self.driver = webdriver.PhantomJS()
        self.driver.set_window_size(1440, 900)

    def tearDown(self):
        try:
            path = 'worksites/' + self.worksite_name.lower()
            os.rmdir(settings.MEDIA_ROOT + path)
        except FileNotFoundError:
            pass
        super().tearDown()

    def test(self):
        d = self.driver
        d.get(self.get_full_url('home'))
        d.find_element_by_css_selector('.btn-success[type=submit]').click()

In my view:

    # Generate PDF for contact directory
    template = get_template("pdf/annuaire.html")
    context = {"worksite": worksite}
    html = template.render(RequestContext(self.request, context))
    base_url = self.request.build_absolute_uri("/")
    pdf = weasyprint.HTML(string=html, base_url=base_url)
    pdf.write_pdf(directory + '/annuaire.pdf')

Here is the thread dump when stuck:

Fatal Python error: Aborted

Thread 0x0000000106f92000 (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socket.py", line 374 in readinto
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 313 in _read_status
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 351 in begin
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 1171 in getresponse
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 1185 in do_open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 1210 in http_open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 441 in _call_chain
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 481 in _open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 463 in open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 161 in urlopen
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/urls.py", line 276 in default_url_fetcher
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/urls.py", line 311 in fetch
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/contextlib.py", line 59 in __enter__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/__init__.py", line 297 in _select_source
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/contextlib.py", line 59 in __enter__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/__init__.py", line 223 in __init__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/css/__init__.py", line 198 in find_stylesheets
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/css/__init__.py", line 448 in get_all_computed_styles
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/document.py", line 312 in _render
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/__init__.py", line 132 in render
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/weasyprint/__init__.py", line 164 in write_pdf
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/Sites/planexo/worksite/views.py", line 111 in done
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/formtools/wizard/views.py", line 357 in render_done
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/formtools/wizard/views.py", line 730 in render_done
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/formtools/wizard/views.py", line 300 in post
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/formtools/wizard/views.py", line 686 in post
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 89 in dispatch
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/formtools/wizard/views.py", line 237 in dispatch
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/views/generic/base.py", line 71 in view
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/decorators.py", line 22 in _wrapped_view
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 132 in get_response
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/handlers/wsgi.py", line 189 in __call__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/test/testcases.py", line 1099 in __call__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/staticfiles/handlers.py", line 63 in __call__
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/wsgiref/handlers.py", line 137 in run
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/servers/basehttp.py", line 182 in handle
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socketserver.py", line 673 in __init__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/servers/basehttp.py", line 102 in __init__
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socketserver.py", line 344 in finish_request
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socketserver.py", line 331 in process_request
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socketserver.py", line 305 in _handle_request_noblock
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socketserver.py", line 238 in serve_forever
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/test/testcases.py", line 1182 in run
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/threading.py", line 920 in _bootstrap_inner
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/threading.py", line 888 in _bootstrap

Current thread 0x00007fff7996a300 (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/socket.py", line 374 in readinto
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 313 in _read_status
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 351 in begin
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/http/client.py", line 1171 in getresponse
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 1185 in do_open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 1210 in http_open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 441 in _call_chain
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 481 in _open
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/urllib/request.py", line 463 in open
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py", line 457 in _request
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py", line 389 in execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 191 in execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 447 in _execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py", line 68 in click
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/Sites/planexo/tests/test_account.py", line 203 in _test_worksite_form
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/Sites/planexo/tests/test_account.py", line 36 in test
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/unittest/case.py", line 577 in run
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/unittest/case.py", line 625 in __call__
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/test/testcases.py", line 186 in __call__
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/unittest/suite.py", line 122 in run
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/unittest/suite.py", line 84 in __call__
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/unittest/runner.py", line 168 in run
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/test/runner.py", line 178 in run_suite
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/test/runner.py", line 211 in run_tests
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/test.py", line 90 in handle
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 441 in execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/test.py", line 74 in execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 390 in run_from_argv
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/test.py", line 30 in run_from_argv
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 330 in execute
  File "/Users/sebcorbin/.virtualenvs/planexo-py3/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 338 in execute_from_command_line
  File "./manage.py", line 10 in <module>

Answer 1

Thanks to you all for pinpointing the problem, I took for inspiration this article http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/201103/quick_and_dirty_multithreaded_django_dev_server.html and modified my manage.py file:

#!/usr/bin/env python
from http import server
import os
from socketserver import ThreadingMixIn
import sys


def monkey_patch_test_server():
    # This monkey-patches HTTPServer to create a base HTTPServer class that
    # supports multithreading
    originalhttpserver = server.HTTPServer

    class ThreadedHTTPServer(ThreadingMixIn, originalhttpserver):
        def __init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass=None):
            originalhttpserver.__init__(self, server_address,
                                        RequestHandlerClass)

    server.HTTPServer = ThreadedHTTPServer


if __name__ == "__main__":
    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "planexo.settings")

    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line

    if sys.argv[1] == 'test':
        monkey_patch_test_server()

    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)

Now it works!