[pypy-issue] [issue1100] Dict iterators can return deleted entries

[Armin Rigo]

New submission from Armin Rigo <armin.rigo at gmail.com>:

Dict iterators (and sets in the set-strategies branch) may return deleted
entries if the dict is "cleverly" mutated while iterating in a way that changes
its strategy.  While it's known that iterating over a mutated dict should not be
done, the result can still be surprizing:

>>>> d = {3:4, 6:7}
>>>> it = d.iteritems()
>>>> d['foo'] = 'bar'            
>>>> del d[6]
>>>> it.next()
(3, 4)
>>>> it.next()
(6, 7)

Maybe the dict iterator should check not only that the dict size didn't change,
but also that its strategy is still the same one.

----------
messages: 4144
nosy: arigo, pypy-issue
priority: bug
status: unread
title: Dict iterators can return deleted entries

________________________________________
PyPy bug tracker <tracker at bugs.pypy.org>
<https://bugs.pypy.org/issue1100>
________________________________________