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The python interpreter crashed with "_enter_buffered_busy"

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Description

BPO 42717
Nosy @markshannon, @stestagg

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-12-22.10:25:03.254>
labels = ['interpreter-core', '3.10', 'type-crash']
title = 'The python interpreter crashed with "_enter_buffered_busy"'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-18.11:40:55.491>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/xxm'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-01-18.11:40:55.491>
actor = 'Mark.Shannon'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2020-12-22.10:25:03.254>
creator = 'xxm'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42717
keywords = []
message_count = 9.0
messages = ['383582', '383609', '383628', '383913', '383953', '384007', '384045', '385172', '385191']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['Mark.Shannon', 'xxm', 'stestagg']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'crash'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42717'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

The payload names no source files, tests, or reproduction steps. Start by reading the migrated BPO issue 42717 and its comment history to identify the failing interpreter path and how the crash can be reproduced; done would require a confirmed cause, a regression test, and a fix.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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