[New-bugs-announce] [issue18004] test_list.test_overflow crashes Win64

[Anselm Kruis]

New submission from Anselm Kruis:

I installed Python 2.7.5 including tests using the MSI installer from http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.5/python-2.7.5.amd64.msi Running 

python.exe -m test.regrtest -v test_list

consumes all available memory and renders the my system completely unusable. I had to reboot. The problem is caused by the test case "test_overflow". If you run the test with an imposed memory limit, e.g. by using ulimitnt (http://code.google.com/p/ulimitnt/) , test_overflow passes.

I propose to skip this test on Win64.

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components: Tests
messages: 189491
nosy: anselm.kruis
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: test_list.test_overflow crashes Win64
type: resource usage
versions: Python 2.7

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