[docs] [issue18356] help(numpy) causes segfault on exit

[Michelle Arzul]

Michelle Arzul added the comment:

This is what I get from gdb:

marzul at Leeward:~$ gdb --args python test.py
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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/python2.7...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/python2.7 test.py
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".

Program received signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
0xb7fdd424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
0xb7fdd424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb7e518fc in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
The program no longer exists.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/python2.7 test.py
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".

Program received signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
0xb7fdd424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGPIPE, Broken pipe.
0xb7fdd424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0xb7e518fc in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
(gdb) where
#0  0xb7e518fc in ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#1  0xb7e45e7c in _IO_default_xsputn () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#2  0xb7e443a1 in _IO_file_xsputn () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#3  0xb7e39025 in fwrite () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#4  0x080ac05b in ?? ()
#5  0x080b6bde in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#6  0x080b71c0 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#7  0x0811f939 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#8  0x080b80d4 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#9  0x080b71c0 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#10 0x0811f939 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#11 0x080b7265 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#12 0x080b71c0 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#13 0x0811f939 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#14 0x081203ee in ?? ()
#15 0x080e11f9 in ?? ()
#16 0x080e3daf in PyObject_Call ()
#17 0x08129483 in ?? ()
#18 0x080b8a3e in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#19 0x0811f939 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#20 0x0812029e in ?? ()
#21 0x080e11f9 in ?? ()
#22 0x080e3daf in PyObject_Call ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#23 0x0816dd88 in ?? ()
#24 0x080b7615 in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#25 0x0811f939 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#26 0x081836c7 in PyEval_EvalCode ()
#27 0x08183b7d in ?? ()
#28 0x080a6032 in PyRun_FileExFlags ()
#29 0x080a65f8 in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags ()
#30 0x080a74af in Py_Main ()
#31 0x080a7581 in main ()
(gdb)

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