Unreachable code in _PyEval_EvalCode
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Description
| BPO | 40706 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @cjerdonek, @sweeneyde |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-05-21.06:08:42.568>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-bug', '3.9', '3.10']
title = 'Unreachable code in _PyEval_EvalCode'
updated_at = <Date 2020-05-21.06:19:36.686>
user = 'https://github.com/sweeneyde'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-05-21.06:19:36.686>
actor = 'chris.jerdonek'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2020-05-21.06:08:42.568>
creator = 'Dennis Sweeney'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 40706
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['369498']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['chris.jerdonek', 'Dennis Sweeney']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue40706'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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Research direction
Start by locating the _PyEval_EvalCode entry point in the CPython interpreter and reading the surrounding control flow. Identify the reported unreachable path and verify the resulting behavior with the existing interpreter test suite; done means the unreachable code is addressed and tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100