Issue 11603: Python crashes or hangs when rebinding repr as str (original) (raw)

Issue11603

Created on 2011-03-18 21:15 by aerojockey, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg131364 - (view) Author: Carl Banks (aerojockey) Date: 2011-03-18 21:15
The issue was raised by J Peyret on the following c.l.python thread: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_frm/thread/459e5ec433e7dcab?hl=en# Several posters reported that the following code either hangs or crashes Python (versions 2.7, 2.6, and 3.2, on Windows and Linux) were tested: ------------- class Foo(object): pass Foo.__repr__ = Foo.__str__ foo = Foo() print(str(foo)) -------------
msg131366 - (view) Author: Andreas Stührk (Trundle) * Date: 2011-03-18 21:48
Confirmed under 3.2 and 2.7. The attached patch should fix the issue.
msg131374 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-03-19 00:41
With 3.2 on WinXP, I get no error report in interactive mode, with either IDLE or plain interpreter, nor from 'python file' in Command Prompt window. But now with the print added to what I ran before, I see no print output, and I see that IDLE is restarting after executing the code, so something *is* wrong. Further experiments with other print statements in various places show that 'str(foo)' is the specific culprit. Appears to act same on 3.1 for me. Patch is to this code (from 3.2, presume same otherwise): ============================== static PyObject * object_str(PyObject *self) { unaryfunc f; f = Py_TYPE(self)->tp_repr; if (f == NULL) f = object_repr; return f(self); } ============================= Patch prevent infinite recursion if f == object_str. Whether or not this fixes issue ('should' is a bit vague, confirmation is needed) this seems like a good idea. To be applied, patch should have a new testcase that fails without the patch and passes with it applied. ---- def test_NoCrashIfStrIsRepr(self) 'see issue 11603' class Foo(object): # delete object for 3.x pass Foo.__repr__ = Foo.__str__ foo = Foo() s = str(foo) ---- would be a start. I so not know if any AssertX is needed since just finishing would be a success. However, I also do not know where to put it as there is no test_object or test_typeobject file that I see.
msg131477 - (view) Author: Andreas Stührk (Trundle) * Date: 2011-03-20 04:41
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Terry J. Reedy <report@bugs.python.org> wrote: > Whether or not this fixes issue ('should' is a bit vague, confirmation is needed) this seems like a good idea. Yes, it fixes the issue. I wrote "should" because I was a bit in a hurry and hadn't put much thought into whether it's the best way to fix that issue (or if there even is an issue that should be fixed). Now that I thought a bit more about it, I think it's a decent fix for the issue. There is still the possibility that a custom __repr__ method calls `object.__str__`, but that will either raise a RuntimeError at some point (due to stack exhaustion; if the method is a Python method) or it's a case of "well, don't do that" (if the method is implemented in C). > However, I also do not know where to put it as there is no test_object or test_typeobject file that I see. I updated the patch and put a test into test_class which seemed like a good place for it to me. Also, I did the patch against the 3.1 branch this time, so it can be forward-ported.
msg140463 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2011-07-15 19:21
New changeset b488e027c952 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '3.1': Issue #11603: Fix a crash when __str__ is rebound as __repr__. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b488e027c952 New changeset 8b52ac4a0c9f by Antoine Pitrou in branch '3.2': Issue #11603: Fix a crash when __str__ is rebound as __repr__. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8b52ac4a0c9f New changeset 0a040aa9bb34 by Antoine Pitrou in branch 'default': Issue #11603: Fix a crash when __str__ is rebound as __repr__. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/0a040aa9bb34
msg140464 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2011-07-15 19:24
New changeset cd9eca1bf531 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '2.7': Issue #11603: Fix a crash when __str__ is rebound as __repr__. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cd9eca1bf531
msg140465 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-07-15 19:24
Should be fixed, now, thank you!
msg159142 - (view) Author: Benjamin Peterson (benjamin.peterson) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-04-24 14:28
I claim the correct behavior of this is actually to give an recursion provoked RuntimeError.
msg159152 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2012-04-24 15:09
New changeset 971865f12377 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '3.2': don't use a slot wrapper from a different special method (closes #14658) http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/971865f12377
msg159156 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2012-04-24 15:10
New changeset e3eda2d91e93 by Benjamin Peterson in branch '2.7': don't use a slot wrapper from a different special method (closes #14658) http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e3eda2d91e93
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2022-04-11 14:57:15 admin set github: 55812
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2011-07-15 19:24:48 pitrou set status: open -> closedversions: - Python 2.6nosy: + pitroumessages: + resolution: fixedstage: test needed -> resolved
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2011-03-20 04:45:50 Trundle set files: + issue_11603.patchnosy:barry, terry.reedy, aerojockey, Trundle
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