[Python-Dev] RE: [Zope-Coders] core dump in Zope 2.7 test suite

[Jeremy Hylton]

I disabled the KEEPALIVE_SIZE_LIMIT, as you suggested, and that also
fixed the problem.  The comment describe the code is really unnerving:

/* Limit for the Unicode object free list stay alive optimization.

   ...

   Note: This is an experimental feature ! If you get core dumps when
   using Unicode objects, turn this feature off.

*/

Why was this experimental feature released with Python if it causes core
dumps?

Jeremy