Fix test_capi in !pydebug mode, where my original attempt segfaulted without

producing the expected error message.  The test only tests what it's supposed
to test in pydebug mode though.  Fixes issue 8726.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
index ba81f71..e1dc5f4 100644
--- a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,11 @@ static PyObject *
 crash_no_current_thread(PyObject *self)
 {
     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "bork bork bork");
+    /* Using PyThreadState_Get() directly allows the test to pass in
+       !pydebug mode. However, the test only actually tests anything
+       in pydebug mode, since that's where the infinite loop was in
+       the first place. */
+    PyThreadState_Get();
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
     return NULL;
 }