[Python-Dev] test_doctest failing, but perhaps by accident

[Michael Hudson]

Guido van Rossum <guido@digicool.com> writes:

> > Cute!  Hard to explain, unless someone is using PyDict_Next on this dict:
> > since the dict has 11 items, it's exactly at the boundary where PyDict_Next
> > will now resize it.
> 
> It *could* be the garbage collector.

I think it would have to be; there just aren't that many calls to
PyDict_Next around.  I confused myself by thinking that calling keys()
called PyDict_Next, but it doesn't.

glad-that-one's-sorted-out-ly y'rs
M.

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