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-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_raise.py9
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--Python/ceval.c7
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_raise.py b/Lib/test/test_raise.py
index d120dc1..e02c1af 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_raise.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_raise.py
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ class TestRaise(unittest.TestCase):
else:
self.fail("No exception raised")
+ def test_new_returns_invalid_instance(self):
+ # See issue #11627.
+ class MyException(Exception):
+ def __new__(cls, *args):
+ return object()
+
+ with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+ raise MyException
+
class TestCause(unittest.TestCase):
def test_invalid_cause(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index bfdc3a3..93ae3ee 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.3 Alpha 1?
Core and Builtins
-----------------
+- Issue #11627: Fix segfault when __new__ on a exception returns a non-exception
+ class.
+
- Issue #12149: Update the method cache after a type's dictionnary gets
cleared by the garbage collector. This fixes a segfault when an instance
and its type get caught in a reference cycle, and the instance's
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 5c93637..6d49363 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3494,6 +3494,13 @@ do_raise(PyObject *exc, PyObject *cause)
value = PyObject_CallObject(exc, NULL);
if (value == NULL)
goto raise_error;
+ if (!PyExceptionInstance_Check(value)) {
+ PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+ "calling %R should have returned an instance of "
+ "BaseException, not %R",
+ type, Py_TYPE(value));
+ goto raise_error;
+ }
}
else if (PyExceptionInstance_Check(exc)) {
value = exc;