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authorBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2007-01-23 23:21:22 (GMT)
committerBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2007-01-23 23:21:22 (GMT)
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Fix crasher for when an object's __del__ creates a new weakref to itself.
Patch only fixes new-style classes; classic classes still buggy. Closes bug #1377858. Already backported.
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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- Bug #1377858: Fix the segfaulting of the interpreter when an object created
+ a weakref on itself during a __del__ call for new-style classes (classic
+ classes still have the bug).
+
- Bug #1579370: Make PyTraceBack_Here use the current thread, not the
frame's thread state.