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Title: difflib exceeding recursion limit
Type: Stage:
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 2.4
process
Status: closed Resolution: accepted
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Assigned To: niemeyer Nosy List: niemeyer
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2006-01-24 13:50 by niemeyer, last changed 2006-01-31 18:35 by niemeyer. This issue is now closed.

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difflib.patch niemeyer, 2006-01-24 13:50 Patch
test.tar.bz2 niemeyer, 2006-01-24 13:53 Test case
Messages (3)
msg49407 - (view) Author: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-01-24 13:50 
difflib is exceeding the default recursion limit in
certain patterns of lines.

The attached patch will change the problematic method
into a non-recursive version.
msg49408 - (view) Author: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-01-24 13:53 
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Attaching a test case showing the problem.
msg49409 - (view) Author: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-01-31 18:35 
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Patch applied as revision 42212.
History
Date User Action Args
2006-01-24 13:50:10niemeyercreate