Message 314688 - Python tracker (original) (raw)

There is a strange behavior while processing data in a "for" loop with urllib.parse.unquote() - looks like memory corruption - a list contains elements that have never been appended.

I'll explain the testcase.

I spotted the problem by checking for any remains of url encoding left in output_list. There were these strings with url encoding left - "bad_boys" dict in testcase. Now, when iterating through input_list (read from "data.txt"), I'm checking for those problematic entries and printing what is being appended to the output_list as well as all problematic (unwanted, "Bad Boys") and converted problematic entries ("Normal conversions") existing in the output_list. At some point, unwanted entries appear in output_list. The resulting output_list contains converted and unconverted problematic entries, though input_list's length equals output_list's length.

data.txt needs to be saved along with testcase.py, and then you can run testcase.py.

The output of running testcase.py:

Bad Boys are: seil%2fturbo_firmware 140335684191552 intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi%2fscada_cimplicity 140335684515920 seil%2fneu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335684536080 seil%2fb1_firmware 140335684134640 eil%2fx2_firmware 140335684191984 seil%2fx1_firmware 140335684190832 seil%2fx2_firmware 140335684190904 seil%2fx86_firmware 140335684192488

Input list length is: 17094

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fb1_firmware 140335679096848 >> seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 Just appended: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fx1_firmware 140335679096920 >> seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 Just appended: seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fx2_firmware 140335679096992 >> seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 Just appended: seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fx86_firmware 140335679134936 >> seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 Just appended: seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 Bad Boys in output list: eil%2fx2_firmware 140335681346272

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fturbo_firmware 140335679200976 >> seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 Just appended: seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 Bad Boys in output list: eil%2fx2_firmware 140335681346272 seil%2fb1_firmware 140335679267800 seil%2fx1_firmware 140335679267872 seil%2fx2_firmware 140335679267944 seil%2fx86_firmware 140335679269384

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: seil%2fneu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335678867056 >> seil/neu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335680328928 Just appended: seil/neu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335680328928 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 seil/neu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335680328928 Bad Boys in output list: eil%2fx2_firmware 140335681346272 seil%2fb1_firmware 140335679267800 seil%2fx1_firmware 140335679267872 seil%2fx2_firmware 140335679267944 seil%2fx86_firmware 140335679269384 seil%2fturbo_firmware 140335679849576

Bad Boy detected Element type: <class 'str'> Convertation: intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi%2fscada_cimplicity 140335678546800 >> intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi/scada_cimplicity 140335681194376 Just appended: intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi/scada_cimplicity 140335681194376 Normal conversions in output list: seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 seil/neu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335680328928 intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi/scada_cimplicity 140335681194376 Bad Boys in output list: eil%2fx2_firmware 140335681346272 seil%2fb1_firmware 140335679267800 seil%2fx1_firmware 140335679267872 seil%2fx2_firmware 140335679267944 seil%2fx86_firmware 140335679269384 seil%2fturbo_firmware 140335679849576 seil%2fneu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335678934512

FINAL RESULTS Output list length is: 17094 Normal conversions in output list (Bad Boys -related): seil/b1_firmware 140335681345768 seil/x1_firmware 140335681345840 seil/x2_firmware 140335681345912 seil/x86_firmware 140335681346704 seil/turbo_firmware 140335679269456 seil/neu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335680328928 intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi/scada_cimplicity 140335681194376 Bad Boys in output list: eil%2fx2_firmware 140335681346272 seil%2fb1_firmware 140335679267800 seil%2fx1_firmware 140335679267872 seil%2fx2_firmware 140335679267944 seil%2fx86_firmware 140335679269384 seil%2fturbo_firmware 140335679849576 seil%2fneu_2fe_plus_firmware 140335678934512 intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi%2fscada_cimplicity 140335681195728