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diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 7a28218..65366b0 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -378,7 +378,12 @@ PyObject_Repr(PyObject *v)
Py_TYPE(v)->tp_name, v);
else {
PyObject *res;
+ /* It is possible for a type to have a tp_repr representation that
+ loops infinitely. */
+ if (Py_EnterRecursiveCall(" while getting the repr of an object"))
+ return NULL;
res = (*Py_TYPE(v)->tp_repr)(v);
+ Py_LeaveRecursiveCall();
if (res == NULL)
return NULL;
#ifdef Py_USING_UNICODE