[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-506611 ] sys.setprofile() coredumps

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Bugs item #506611, was opened at 2002-01-21 15:17
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
Submitted By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Assigned to: Fred L. Drake, Jr. (fdrake)
Summary: sys.setprofile()  coredumps

Initial Comment:
Verified in current CVS (also on Windows, but doubt 
the platform matters).  It's not the call proper that 
coredumps, but an eval loop's later attempt to use a 
resulting NULL pointer.  From c.l.py:

"""
From: rihad
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: minor Python bugs

Calling sys.setprofile() (with no args) makes the 
interpreter crash, and calling sys.settrace() with no 
args succeeds, even though it is documented to take 1 
arg (tracefunc).

And yes, my version is '2.2 (#28, Dec 21 2001, 
12:21:22) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)]'
"""

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>Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-03-01 08:17

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We should try to fix the core dump for 2.2.1.


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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-01-24 16:46

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What is the appropriate behaviour for settrace()?
Currently, it is the same as settrace(None) which
disables the trace function.

So is the doc correct or is the code correct?

I can supply another patch to doc/code for settrace()
depending on which needs to be changed.

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-01-24 15:24

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I didn't read the part that settrace was a problem.
I can take a look at the settrace problem later.

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Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2002-01-24 15:02

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It appears that this patches deals only with the setprofile
problem, not with the settrace problem. Is that intentional?

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2002-01-21 17:39

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Attached is a patch which fixes the problem.
The patch includes a test.

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