[issue3605] Py_FatalError causes infinite loop

[Antoine Pitrou]

Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr> added the comment:

> Roger Upole <rupole at hotmail.com> added the comment:
> 
> Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
> 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "bork bork bork");
> 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS

Well, if you start using all kinds of internal APIs without holding the
GIL, you should expect much worse than just a Py_FatalError ;-)

Of course, it would still be better if the infinite loop could be
avoided.

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