[New-bugs-announce] [issue36593] Trace function interferes with MagicMock isinstance?

[Ned Batchelder]

New submission from Ned Batchelder <ned at nedbatchelder.com>:

In Python 3.7.3, having a trace function in effect while mock is imported causes isinstance to be wrong for MagicMocks.  I know, this sounds unlikely...


$ cat traced_sscce.py
# sscce.py
import sys

def trace(frame, event, arg):
    return trace

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    sys.settrace(trace)

from unittest.mock import MagicMock

class A:
    pass

m = MagicMock(spec=A)
print("isinstance: ", isinstance(m, A))

$ python3.7.2 traced_sscce.py
isinstance:  True

$ python3.7.2 traced_sscce.py 1
isinstance:  True

$ python3.7.2 -VV
Python 3.7.2 (default, Feb 17 2019, 16:54:12)
[Clang 10.0.0 (clang-1000.10.44.4)]

$ python3.7.3 traced_sscce.py
isinstance:  True

$ python3.7.3 traced_sscce.py 1
isinstance:  False

$ python3.7.3 -VV
Python 3.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2019, 10:27:53)
[Clang 10.0.0 (clang-1000.10.44.4)]


Note that if you move the mock import to before the settrace call, everything works fine.

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components: Library (Lib)
files: traced_sscce.py
messages: 339903
nosy: nedbat
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Trace function interferes with MagicMock isinstance?
versions: Python 3.7
Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file48260/traced_sscce.py

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