1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_math.py b/Lib/test/test_math.py
index cc39402..4b848a5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_math.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_math.py
@@ -1992,6 +1992,22 @@ class MathTests(unittest.TestCase):
             with self.subTest(x=x):
                 self.assertEqual(math.ulp(-x), math.ulp(x))
 
+    def test_issue39871(self):
+        # A SystemError should not be raised if the first arg to atan2(),
+        # copysign(), or remainder() cannot be converted to a float.
+        class F:
+            def __float__(self):
+                self.converted = True
+                1/0
+        for func in math.atan2, math.copysign, math.remainder:
+            y = F()
+            with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+                func("not a number", y)
+
+            # There should not have been any attempt to convert the second
+            # argument to a float.
+            self.assertFalse(getattr(y, "converted", False))
+
     # Custom assertions.
 
     def assertIsNaN(self, value):