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Generator `yield`s counted as primitive calls by cProfile

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Description

BPO 42551
Nosy @msuozzo

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-03.04:29:39.676>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', 'expert-C-API', '3.7']
title = 'Generator `yield`s counted as primitive calls by cProfile'
updated_at = <Date 2020-12-14.21:52:21.585>
user = 'https://github.com/msuozzo'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-12-14.21:52:21.585>
actor = 'matthew.suozzo'
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closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['C API']
creation = <Date 2020-12-03.04:29:39.676>
creator = 'matthew.suozzo'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42551
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['382373', '383007']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42551'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the cProfile behavior for a generator containing yield and compare its primitive-call count with the expected result. The issue names no implementation file or test; inspect the cProfile and C API profiling paths, then add coverage showing that generator yields are not counted as primitive calls.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, python
Domain
performance, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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