[tor-bugs] #21520 [Core Tor/Tor]: stem.process gets stuck

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#21520: stem.process gets stuck
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 Reporter:  Cornax        |          Owner:  Cornax
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Blocker       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by dgoulet):

 Replying to [comment:6 Cornax]:
 > This has nothing to do with my connection, the node i am trying to
 connect is not running i checked it on atlas. How come stem.process
 doesn't throw an error or stop with the default timeout?
 > Also i am not sure what this is about: "Note: The timeout argument does
 not work on Windows, and relies on the global state of the signal module."

 This is about Stem. Stem launches the tor daemon and then you get stuck
 downloading a descriptor that doesn't exists... It's actually proper
 behavior. Maybe what we want here is a new control event that says "Hey
 the ExitNode you asked for doesn't exists" and then Stem could pick up on
 that. But, this is then a feature request for both tor and stem :).

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