[Python-Dev] Need to hook Py_FatalError

[m.u.k]

Hi,

Josiah Carlson <jcarlson at uci.edu> wrote in
news:20050503090452.648C.JCARLSON at uci.edu: 

> In looking at the use of Py_FatalError in the Python Sources (it's a 10
> meg tarball that is well worth the download), it looks as though its use
> shows a Fatal error (hence the name).  Things like "Inconsistant
> interned string state" or "Immortal interned string died" or "Can't
> initialize type", etc.
> 
> Essentially, those errors generally signify "the internal state of
> python is messed up", whether that be by C extension, or even a bug in
> Python.  The crucial observation is that many of them have ambiguous
> possible recoveries.  How do you come back from "Can't initialize type",
> or even 'gc couldn't allocate "__del__"'?

The hook is not to come back just for logging, see my previous post please.

Best regards.