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authorTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2001-06-24 18:59:01 (GMT)
committerTim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>2001-06-24 18:59:01 (GMT)
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doctest systematically leaked memory when handling an exception in an
example (an obvious trackback cycle). Repaired. Bugfix candidate.
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diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index 08879dd..f83de6c 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def _run_examples_inner(out, fakeout, examples, globs, verbose, name):
# Only compare exception type and value - the rest of
# the traceback isn't necessary.
want = want.split('\n')[-2] + '\n'
- exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
+ exc_type, exc_val = sys.exc_info()[:2]
got = traceback.format_exception_only(exc_type, exc_val)[-1]
state = OK
else: