getargs problem on NULL

Aaron Watters (aaron@funcity.njit.edu)
Fri, 6 Jan 1995 14:02:46 GMT

I think getargs cannot be trusted with null inputs. Here is a sample
symptom from the python core:

Python 1.1 (Jan 6 1995)
Copyright 1991-1994 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> D = {}
>>> D.has_key()
Segmentation fault

Whoops. I looked at the getargs implementation, but its beyond me
at the moment. This should either be fixed in getargs or all calls
to getargs should be sure the input isn't NULL. Sorry if this is a
repeat report. thanks. -a.

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