This directory only contains tests for outstanding bugs that cause the | |
interpreter to segfault. Ideally this directory should always be empty, but | |
sometimes it may not be easy to fix the underlying cause and the bug is deemed | |
too obscure to invest the effort. | |
Each test should fail when run from the command line: | |
./python Lib/test/crashers/weakref_in_del.py | |
Put as much info into a docstring or comments to help determine the cause of the | |
failure, as well as a bugs.python.org issue number if it exists. Particularly | |
note if the cause is system or environment dependent and what the variables are. | |
Once the crash is fixed, the test case should be moved into an appropriate test | |
(even if it was originally from the test suite). This ensures the regression | |
doesn't happen again. And if it does, it should be easier to track down. |