Iterating over ctypes pointer causes hang or segmentation fault

Trying to create iterable (list, tuple, set etc.) from PyCPointer instance leads to hang or segmentation fault.
This code causes hang and memory leak which goes until oom-killer kills python process:

import ctypes
x = ctypes.c_int32(12345)
buf4_p_t = ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.ARRAY(ctypes.c_byte, 4))
buf_p = ctypes.cast(ctypes.byref(x), buf4_p_t)
list(buf_p)

Similar code that causes segmentation fault:

import ctypes
x = ctypes.c_int32(54321)
xp = ctypes.pointer(x)
list(xp)

Iterating over pointer using for statement leads to an infinite loop:
for i in buf_p: print(i)
for i in xp: print(i)
list(for i in buf_p)

Tried on 3.10.3 and 3.11.0a6+, fails at both.

The possible reason is that PyCPointer_Type defines sq_item without defining tp_iter.
Despite I can't imagine any reason why anyone might need to use pointer as iterable/sequence, raising TypeError in such situation would be a better option.

Linked PRs

• gh-126318
• gh-157801

Comienza con el comportamiento de ctypes PyCPointer mostrado en las dos reproducciones y confirma el bloqueo, el crecimiento de memoria y el fallo de segmentación en las versiones de Python afectadas. Rastrea cómo interactúan la indexación de punteros y la iteración, y después verifica que el comportamiento completado rechace la iteración de forma segura sin bloquearse ni provocar un fallo; las PRs enlazadas gh-126318 y gh-157801 proporcionan trabajo existente que debes inspeccionar.