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diff --git a/Include/ceval.h b/Include/ceval.h index 2472ae6..eb1ee43 100644 --- a/Include/ceval.h +++ b/Include/ceval.h @@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_MakePendingCalls(void); In Python 3.0, this protection has two levels: * normal anti-recursion protection is triggered when the recursion level - exceeds the current recursion limit. It raises a RuntimeError, and sets + exceeds the current recursion limit. It raises a RecursionError, and sets the "overflowed" flag in the thread state structure. This flag temporarily *disables* the normal protection; this allows cleanup code to potentially outgrow the recursion limit while processing the - RuntimeError. + RecursionError. * "last chance" anti-recursion protection is triggered when the recursion level exceeds "current recursion limit + 50". By construction, this protection can only be triggered when the "overflowed" flag is set. It means the cleanup code has itself gone into an infinite loop, or the - RuntimeError has been mistakingly ignored. When this protection is + RecursionError has been mistakingly ignored. When this protection is triggered, the interpreter aborts with a Fatal Error. In addition, the "overflowed" flag is automatically reset when the |