[Python-Dev] Python2.7.11+ as in Debian testing and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS crashes with segfault

[Brett Cannon]

On Tue, 17 May 2016 at 08:15 Dr. Ján Jockusch <jan.jockusch at perfact.de>
wrote:

> Hello Python Developers,
>
> I would like to draw your attention to a segmentation fault bug which
> concerns the packaged versions of Python 2.7.11 as seen in Ubuntu's
> latest 16.04 release and in Debian testing.
>
>
> I have reported this bug in Ubuntu's tracker here:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/1580577
>
>
> The report contains a script which can reproduce the error for both
> distributions' python2.7 packages.
>
> The plain python.org version 2.7.11 does not exhibit this problem.
>
>
>
> Matthias Klose, Debian maintainer for the package, has asked me to
> report this problem upstream, because otherwise we will invariably run
> into this regression in 2.7.12.
>
> I'd like to help in tracking down this bug, please advise.
>

Please file the bug on bugs.python.org so we don't lose track of this.
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