Index: Python/ceval.c
===================================================================
--- Python/ceval.c	(revision 67665)
+++ Python/ceval.c	(working copy)
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@
 			}
 			Py_FatalError("invalid argument to DUP_TOPX"
 				      " (bytecode corruption?)");
+			/* Never returns, so don't bother to set why. */
 			break;
 
 		case UNARY_POSITIVE:
@@ -1642,9 +1643,11 @@
 		case PRINT_NEWLINE:
 			if (stream == NULL || stream == Py_None) {
 				w = PySys_GetObject("stdout");
-				if (w == NULL)
+				if (w == NULL) {
 					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
 							"lost sys.stdout");
+					why = WHY_EXCEPTION;
+				}
 			}
 			if (w != NULL) {
 				/* w.write() may replace sys.stdout, so we
@@ -1870,6 +1873,7 @@
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError,
 					     "no locals when loading %s",
 					     PyObject_REPR(w));
+				why = WHY_EXCEPTION;
 				break;
 			}
 			if (PyDict_CheckExact(v)) {
@@ -2459,7 +2463,10 @@
 			Py_DECREF(v);
 			if (x != NULL) {
 				v = POP();
-				err = PyFunction_SetClosure(x, v);
+				if (PyFunction_SetClosure(x, v) != 0) {
+					/* Can't happen unless bytecode is corrupt. */
+					why = WHY_EXCEPTION;
+				}
 				Py_DECREF(v);
 			}
 			if (x != NULL && oparg > 0) {
@@ -2473,7 +2480,11 @@
 					w = POP();
 					PyTuple_SET_ITEM(v, oparg, w);
 				}
-				err = PyFunction_SetDefaults(x, v);
+				if (PyFunction_SetDefaults(x, v) != 0) {
+					/* Can't happen unless
+                                           PyFunction_SetDefaults changes. */
+					why = WHY_EXCEPTION;
+				}
 				Py_DECREF(v);
 			}
 			PUSH(x);
Index: Lib/test/test_file.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_file.py	(revision 67665)
+++ Lib/test/test_file.py	(working copy)
@@ -531,7 +531,19 @@
         finally:
             sys.stdout = save_stdout
 
+    def test_del_stdout_before_print(self):
+        save_stdout = sys.stdout
+        del sys.stdout
+        try:
+            print
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            self.assertEquals(e.message, "lost sys.stdout")
+        else:
+            self.fail("Expected RuntimeError")
+        finally:
+            sys.stdout = save_stdout
 
+
 def test_main():
     # Historically, these tests have been sloppy about removing TESTFN.
     # So get rid of it no matter what.