[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-481221 ] rfc822.Addrlist class fails on long addr

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Bugs item #481221, was opened at 2001-11-13 00:54
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
>Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Ondrej Palkovsky (ondrap)
Assigned to: Barry Warsaw (bwarsaw)
Summary: rfc822.Addrlist class fails on long addr

Initial Comment:
The Addrlistclass.getaddrlist uses recursion algorithm,
unfortunately on some _very_ large address fields it
exceeds the maximum recursion.

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>Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Date: 2001-11-13 12:52

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Barry, this very shallow, although it would be nice to have 
a test case.  Currently:

.        ad = self.getaddress()
.        if ad:
.            return ad + self.getaddrlist()
.        else: return []

Rewrite (untested):

.        result = []
.        while 1:
.            ad = self.getaddress()
.            if ad:
.                result.append(ad)
.            else:
.                break
.        return result

The original is also quadratic-time(!) in the # of 
addresses -- it's obviously braindead Scheme code <wink>.

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Comment By: Barry Warsaw (bwarsaw)
Date: 2001-11-13 12:19

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Please provide attach a test case.  It's unlikely that
this'll get fixed before Python 2.2 since it fixing it
probably requires a rewrite.

I wonder if this could use generators now?  Can you provide
a patch?

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