Check the type of values returned by __int__, __float__, __long__,

__oct__, and __hex__.  Raise TypeError if an invalid type is
returned.  Note that PyNumber_Int and PyNumber_Long can still
return ints or longs.  Fixes SF bug #966618.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 29adb45..c395576 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ Core and builtins
 
 - Compiler now treats None as a constant.
 
+- The type of values returned by __int__, __float__, __long__,
+  __oct__, and __hex__ are now checked.  Returning an invalid type
+  will cause a TypeError to be raised.  This matches the behavior of
+  Jython.
+
 Extension modules
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