ctypes callback with structure crashes in Python 3.8 on Windows x86
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Description
| BPO | 41021 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @vsajip, @amauryfa, @abalkin, @tjguk, @meadori, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @itsgk92 |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-06-18.09:26:16.751>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-crash', '3.10', 'ctypes', 'OS-windows', '3.9']
title = 'ctypes callback with structure crashes in Python 3.8 on Windows x86'
updated_at = <Date 2022-02-07.17:22:23.797>
user = 'https://github.com/itsgk92'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2022-02-07.17:22:23.797>
actor = 'steve.dower'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows', 'ctypes']
creation = <Date 2020-06-18.09:26:16.751>
creator = 'itsgk92'
dependencies = []
files = ['49253']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41021
keywords = []
message_count = 8.0
messages = ['371796', '371844', '371851', '371920', '402695', '403035', '412729', '412771']
nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'vinay.sajip', 'amaury.forgeotdarc', 'belopolsky', 'tim.golden', 'meador.inge', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'itsgk92', 'xs_iceman']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'crash'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41021'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the crash from callback.zip on Windows x86 with the affected Python 3.8–3.10 ctypes configurations. Trace the ctypes callback handling and add the regression coverage indicated by the issue’s “test needed” stage; done means the reproducer no longer crashes and the test passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- operating-systems, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100