pickle.py is limited by python's call stack

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start with graphtest.py, the example code linked in the issue, then review the historical pickle.patch files and the pickle.py implementation they target. Reproduce the call-stack limitation and determine the intended behavior from those examples. Done means the reported pickle failure no longer depends on Python's call-stack depth, with regression coverage for the triggering graph.

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Description

3.7 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
BPO 3119
Nosy @jcea, @pitrou, @avassalotti, @serhiy-storchaka, @matrixise
Files
  • pickle.patch: svn diff output against the python trunk.
  • pickle2.patch: svn diff output against the python trunk, take two.
  • pickle3.patch
  • pickle4.patch
  • graphtest.py: Example code triggering the issue
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created_at = <Date 2008-06-16.04:06:24.505>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "pickle.py is limited by python's call stack"
updated_at = <Date 2016-10-04.20:46:59.117>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/habnabit'

    bugs.python.org fields:

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components = ['Library (Lib)']
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keywords = ['patch', 'needs review']
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue3119'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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