fix redis sessions and redis for python3

gluon/contrib/redis_cache.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ except:
 import time
 import re
 import logging
-import thread
+from threading import Lock
 import random
 from gluon import current
 from gluon.cache import CacheAbstract
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import register_release_lock, RConnectionError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("web2py.cache.redis")
 
-locker = thread.allocate_lock()
+locker = Lock()
 
 
 def RedisCache(redis_conn=None, debug=False, with_lock=False, fail_gracefully=False, db=None):

gluon/contrib/redis_session.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Redis-backed sessions
 """
 
 import logging
-import thread
+from threading import Lock
 from gluon import current
 from gluon.storage import Storage
 from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import acquire_lock, release_lock
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import register_release_lock
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("web2py.session.redis")
 
-locker = thread.allocate_lock()
+locker = Lock()
 
 
 def RedisSession(redis_conn, session_expiry=False, with_lock=False, db=None):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def RedisSession(redis_conn, session_expiry=False, with_lock=False, db=None):
     try:
         instance_name = 'redis_instance_' + current.request.application
         if not hasattr(RedisSession, instance_name):
-            setattr(RedisSession, instance_name, 
+            setattr(RedisSession, instance_name,
                     RedisClient(redis_conn, session_expiry=session_expiry, with_lock=with_lock))
         return getattr(RedisSession, instance_name)
     finally:
@@ -185,8 +185,10 @@ class MockQuery(object):
             if rtn:
                 if self.unique_key:
                     # make sure the id and unique_key are correct
-                    if rtn['unique_key'] == self.unique_key:
-                        rtn['update_record'] = self.update  # update record support
+                    if not isinstance(self.unique_key, bytes):
+                        self.unique_key = bytes(self.unique_key, 'utf8')
+                    if rtn[b'unique_key'] == self.unique_key:
+                        rtn[b'update_record'] = self.update  # update record support
                     else:
                         rtn = None
             return [Storage(rtn)] if rtn else []

gluon/contrib/redis_utils.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ to ensure compatibility with another - similar - library
 """
 
 import logging
-import thread
+from threading import Lock
 import time
 from gluon import current
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ except ImportError:
     raise RuntimeError('Needs redis library to work')
 
 
-locker = thread.allocate_lock()
+locker = Lock()
 
 
 def RConn(*args, **vars):