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+import unittest
+
+from test.support import import_helper, os_helper, threading_helper
+from test.support.threading_helper import run_concurrently
+
+import threading
+
+gdbm = import_helper.import_module("dbm.gnu")
+
+NTHREADS = 10
+KEY_PER_THREAD = 1000
+
+gdbm_filename = "test_gdbm_file"
+
+
+@threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
+class TestGdbm(unittest.TestCase):
+ def test_racing_dbm_gnu(self):
+ def gdbm_multi_op_worker(db):
+ # Each thread sets, gets, and iterates
+ tid = threading.get_ident()
+
+ # Insert keys
+ for i in range(KEY_PER_THREAD):
+ db[f"key_{tid}_{i}"] = f"value_{tid}_{i}"
+
+ for i in range(KEY_PER_THREAD):
+ # Keys and values are stored as bytes; encode values for
+ # comparison
+ key = f"key_{tid}_{i}"
+ value = f"value_{tid}_{i}".encode()
+ self.assertIn(key, db)
+ self.assertEqual(db[key], value)
+ self.assertEqual(db.get(key), value)
+ self.assertIsNone(db.get("not_exist"))
+ with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
+ db["not_exist"]
+
+ # Iterate over the database keys and verify only those belonging
+ # to this thread. Other threads may concurrently delete their keys.
+ key_prefix = f"key_{tid}".encode()
+ key = db.firstkey()
+ key_count = 0
+ while key:
+ if key.startswith(key_prefix):
+ self.assertIn(key, db)
+ key_count += 1
+ key = db.nextkey(key)
+
+ # Can't assert key_count == KEY_PER_THREAD because concurrent
+ # threads may insert or delete keys during iteration. This can
+ # cause keys to be skipped or counted multiple times, making the
+ # count unreliable.
+ # See: https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/gdbm/manual/Sequential.html
+ # self.assertEqual(key_count, KEY_PER_THREAD)
+
+ # Delete this thread's keys
+ for i in range(KEY_PER_THREAD):
+ key = f"key_{tid}_{i}"
+ del db[key]
+ self.assertNotIn(key, db)
+ with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
+ del db["not_exist"]
+
+ # Re-insert keys
+ for i in range(KEY_PER_THREAD):
+ db[f"key_{tid}_{i}"] = f"value_{tid}_{i}"
+
+ with os_helper.temp_dir() as tmpdirname:
+ db = gdbm.open(f"{tmpdirname}/{gdbm_filename}", "c")
+ run_concurrently(
+ worker_func=gdbm_multi_op_worker, nthreads=NTHREADS, args=(db,)
+ )
+ self.assertEqual(len(db), NTHREADS * KEY_PER_THREAD)
+ db.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ unittest.main()