#4236: avoid possible Fatal Error when import is called from __del__

Patch by Simon Cross, crasher test code by Martin von Löwis.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2b6c78c..d5639bc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ What's New in Python 3.2 Beta 2?
 
 *Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
 
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+- Issue #4236: PyModule_Create2 now checks the import machinery directly
+  rather than the Py_IsInitialized flag, avoiding a Fatal Python
+  error in certain circumstances when an import is done in __del__.
 
 Library
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