[ python-Bugs-876278 ] Unbounded recursion in modulefinder

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Bugs item #876278, was opened at 2004-01-13 19:46
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Unbounded recursion in modulefinder

Initial Comment:
modulefinder goes into unbounded recursion when a
module named 'path.py', containing 'import os', is on
sys.path.

Last part of the traceback:
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 255, in
import_module
    m = self.load_module(fqname, fp, pathname, stuff)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 285, in
load_module
    self.scan_code(co, m)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 342, in
scan_code
    self._safe_import_hook(name, m, fromlist)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 300, in
_safe_import_hook
    self.import_hook(name, caller)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 124, in
import_hook
    q, tail = self.find_head_package(parent, name)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 166, in
find_head_package
    q = self.import_module(head, qname, parent)
  File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 237, in
import_module
    self.msgin(3, "import_module", partname, fqname,
parent)
RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

Running modulefinder with the '-x os.path' command line
option prevents the recursion.

This is not really a contrived situation, there's a
possibly useful path.py module from Jason Orendorff at
<http://www.jorendorff.com/articles/python/path>


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