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Call sys.unraisablehook in the REPL when sys.excepthook is broken

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Description

BPO 43148
Nosy @vstinner, @cfbolz, @Julian, @Julian

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-02-06.20:55:56.550>
labels = ['3.10']
title = 'Call sys.unraisablehook in the REPL when sys.excepthook is broken'
updated_at = <Date 2021-02-15.16:58:07.957>
user = 'https://github.com/Julian'

bugs.python.org fields:

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closed = False
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creation = <Date 2021-02-06.20:55:56.550>
creator = 'Julian'
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issue_num = 43148
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message_count = 3.0
messages = ['386569', '386703', '387026']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['vstinner', 'Carl.Friedrich.Bolz', 'Julian', 'Julian2']
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priority = 'normal'
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status = 'open'
superseder = None
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43148'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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Research direction

The issue identifies the REPL and the sys.excepthook/sys.unraisablehook behavior, but names no file or test. Trace how the REPL handles an exception when sys.excepthook itself fails, then verify that sys.unraisablehook is called for that failure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
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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