[ python-Bugs-858016 ] Pathological case segmentation fault

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Bugs item #858016, was opened at 2003-12-10 21:13
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Eric M. Hopper (omnifarious)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Pathological case segmentation fault

Initial Comment:
This works for the PowerPC Python compiled with gcc 3.3
on OS X using fink.  I suspect it's broader based than
that, but I don't have the ability to check properly.

Here's how to make it segment fault:

x = (basestring,)
for i in xrange(0, 1000000):
   x = (x,)
issubclass(str, x)

At least, it segment faults at the interactive prompt
this way.  I don't know if it does when it's executed
from a file.


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