[Python-Dev] Is core dump always a bug? Advice requested

[Raymond Hettinger]

> is ceval
> intended to be robust against random strings masquerading as valid
byte
> code (which would seem require an InvalidByteCode exception).

I don't think ceval.c can protect itself against invalid bytecoding
without tons of additional checks.  For example, BUILD_LIST n, can
potentially pop past the beginning of the stack where n is a random
code.


Raymond