$ python Python 2.3.1 (#1, Sep 23 2003, 10:07:41) [GCC 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> def func(*a): print a ... >>> func((1, 2, 3) ... )Segmentation fault -------------------------- Not sure what other information you need, but I tested it on several machines with the same version and it seems to be hardware/other library independant.
Logged In: YES user_id=31435 Get into a debugger and show the top dozen functions on the call stack when the segfault occurs. Segfaults in an interactive shell unique to Unixish systems usually get pinned on GNU readline in the end.
Logged In: YES user_id=31435 It's been a month without any requested followup info, and nobody has been able to reproduce it, so closing it as WorksForMe.