[New-bugs-announce] [issue21173] WeakKeyDictionary.__len__ fragile w/ _IterationGuards

[Philip Jenvey]

New submission from Philip Jenvey:

len() on WeakKeyDictionarys can fail with ValueErrors when _IterationGuards are kept alive

Attached is a test showing this:

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ERROR: test_weak_keys_len_destroy_while_iterating (__main__.MappingTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Lib/test/test_weakref.py", line 1336, in test_weak_keys_len_destroy_while_iterating
    self.assertEqual(len(dict), 0)
ValueError: __len__() should return >= 0


One probably shouldn't keep them alive like this, but __len__ shouldn't be blowing up either. On non ref counting GC platforms this situation is easier to trigger unintentionally

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 215716
nosy: pitrou, pjenvey
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: WeakKeyDictionary.__len__ fragile w/ _IterationGuards
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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