[Python-Dev] __lltrace__

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

Hello again.
So, using __lltrace__, I stumbled over a crashbug (to which I have already submitted a fix).i
To trigger the crash, I modified lib/test/test_trace.py, lines 609 onwards:
    def test_16_no_jump_into_finally_block(self):
        globals()["__lltrace__"] = 1
        self.run_test(no_jump_into_finally_block)
        del globals()["__lltrace__"]

This would crash in all versions I tried.
Now, I wonder, is it worth it adding a regression test for the __lltrace__ functionality?  I realize it is a debug feature, only availible in
debug builds,  for debugging python itself, on the other hand, it had been broken for a long time and no one had noticed, hence perhaps the need for a test?

What do you think?

Kristján
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