[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-666958 ] repr.repr not always safe

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Bugs item #666958, was opened at 2003-01-12 23:17
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Bob Ippolito (etrepum)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: repr.repr not always safe

Initial Comment:
>>> class A:
...   def __repr__(self):
...     raise Exception
...   def someMethod(self):
...     pass
... 
>>> A()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "<stdin>", line 3, in __repr__
Exception
>>> repr.repr(A())
'<A instance at 237360>'
>>> repr.repr(A().someMethod)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/repr.py", line 15, in repr
    return self.repr1(x, self.maxlevel)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/repr.py", line 24, in repr1
    s = `x`
  File "<stdin>", line

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