[Python-Dev] [Python 2.4] PyInt_FromLong returning NULL (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Tue Dec 7 18:28:45 CET 2004

Andreas Jung <lists at andreas-jung.com> writes:

While using Zope 2.7 with Python 2.4 we discovered some strange behaviour of the security machinery. I could track this down to some Zope code in cAccessControl.c where an Unauthorized exception is raised because of a call to PyIntFromLong(1) which returns NULL. What could be the reason that such a "stupid" call return NULL in a reproducable way?

A memory scribble somewhere else? Possibly a DECREF too many somewhere?

Is an exception set? Have you tried a debug build? Etc.

Cheers, mwh

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