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-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_extcall.py7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_extcall.py b/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
index 6cca199..de2312b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
@@ -85,10 +85,13 @@ assert d == d2, "function call modified dictionary"
# what about willful misconduct?
def saboteur(**kw):
- kw['x'] = locals()
+ kw['x'] = locals() # yields a cyclic kw
+ return kw
d = {}
-saboteur(a=1, **d)
+kw = saboteur(a=1, **d)
assert d == {}
+# break the cycle
+del kw['x']
try:
g(1, 2, 3, **{'x':4, 'y':5})