[Python-checkins] cpython (3.1): Closes #13807: Now checks for sys.stderr being there before writing to it.

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On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 5:32 AM, vinay.sajip <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/73dad4940b88
> changeset:   74538:73dad4940b88
> branch:      3.1

I thought that the 3.1 branch is in security mode?  Is this a security
related fix?
>From my brief scan of the changeset, it doesn't seem to be.

> parent:      74253:fb5707168351
> user:        Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk>
> date:        Fri Jan 20 11:23:02 2012 +0000
> summary:
>  Closes #13807: Now checks for sys.stderr being there before writing to it.
>
> files:
>  Lib/logging/__init__.py |  2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
>
> diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
> --- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
> +++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
> @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
>         You could, however, replace this with a custom handler if you wish.
>         The record which was being processed is passed in to this method.
>         """
> -        if raiseExceptions:
> +        if raiseExceptions and sys.stderr:  # see issue 13807
>             ei = sys.exc_info()
>             try:
>                 traceback.print_exception(ei[0], ei[1], ei[2], None, sys.stderr)
>
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