[Python-Dev] _PyUnicode_New crash

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Trigve wrote:
> Hi,
> I've found something strange while using unicode objects in embedded python.
> Here is a situation. I'm creating a couple of unicode objects and then some
> exception is thrown. While handling exception I create 2 unicode object. The 1.
> one is created sucessfully but the second one not. The problem is in
> _PyUnicode_New()
> on line (1):
> 
> if (free_list) {
>     unicode = free_list; /*<- (1)*/
>     free_list = *(PyUnicodeObject **)unicode;
> 
> In statement "unicode = free_list;" "unicode" pointer is bad pointer, in fact
> it's address is 5 bytes "lower" (i.e. should be 0x030bc3ff but is 0x030bc3fa).
> It looks like this only happens when exception is thrown. Anyone know where
> could be the problem? I'm using python 3.2.1 on Vista with MSVS 2010

Please file a bug report for this. We can then discuss this on the
tracker.

Thanks
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