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Deal better with StackOverflow exception when debugging

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Description

BPO 38023

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-09-04.00:18:43.244>
labels = ['interpreter-core', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', 'type-crash']
title = 'Deal better with StackOverflow exception when debugging'
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-04.00:18:43.244>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/almenonanon'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-09-04.00:18:43.244>
actor = 'almenon anon'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2019-09-04.00:18:43.244>
creator = 'almenon anon'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38023
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['351107']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['almenon anon']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'crash'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38023'
versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file, test, entry point, or reproduction is provided. Start by reading the migrated issue at bugs.python.org/issue38023 and establish how the StackOverflow exception appears while debugging. Done should mean the intended debugging behavior is agreed and covered by a reproducible test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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