While (mistakenly) using Mark Pilgrim's feedparser
module to parse data from
<http://www.gothamist.com/archives/news_nyc/index.php>,
Python segfaults when it should invoke an error handler
for invalid XML. The attached code demonstrates the
problem; it occurs with Python 2.2.3 and 2.3.3 on my
system. I've tried to chop the example data down as far
as possible, but reducing it any further doesn't
exhibit the problem (it's currently just above 64k,
which might be a coincidence).

The gdb traceback I get from the example is as follows:

#0  normal_updatePosition (enc=0x404a4fc0, 
    ptr=0x40682000 <Address 0x40682000 out of bounds>, 
    end=0x81e87e0 "a></div>\n\n<div
id=\"content\">\n\n<div class=\"blog\">\n<!--\n<rdf:RDF
xmlns:rdf=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\"\n
       
xmlns:trackback=\"http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/\"\n"...,
pos=0x81e7dac)
    at
/120g/gar/python/python23/work/Python-2.Modules/expat/xmltok_impl.c:1745
#1  0x40484288 in XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
(parser=0x81e7c18)
    at
/120g/gar/python/python23/work/Python-2.Modules/expat/xmlparse.c:1605
#2  0x40481fc5 in set_error (self=0x0,
code=XML_ERROR_TAG_MISMATCH)
    at
/120g/gar/python/python23/work/Python-2.Modules/pyexpat.c:124
#3  0x40480ae7 in xmlparse_Parse (self=0x402fddac,
args=0x0)
    at
/120g/gar/python/python23/work/Python-2.Modules/pyexpat.c:888
#4  0x080fc25a in PyCFunction_Call (func=0x402faa0c,
arg=0x402f338c, 
    kw=0xfffffffb) at Objects/methodobject.c:108
#5  0x080aa674 in call_function (pp_stack=0xbffff03c,
oparg=0)
    at Python/ceval.c:3439
#6  0x080a8a2e in eval_frame (f=0x816e45c) at
Python/ceval.c:2116
#7  0x080a95bc in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x40303de0,
globals=0xfffffffb, 
    locals=0x0, args=0x816e5a8, argcount=2,
kws=0x816a9fc, kwcount=0, 
    defs=0x40321678, defcount=1, closure=0x0) at
Python/ceval.c:2663
#8  0x080aa729 in fast_function (func=0xfffffffb,
pp_stack=0xbffff1bc, n=2, 
    na=0, nk=135703028) at Python/ceval.c:3529
#9  0x080aa56c in call_function (pp_stack=0xbffff1bc,
oparg=0)
    at Python/ceval.c:3458
#10 0x080a8a2e in eval_frame (f=0x816a894) at
Python/ceval.c:2116
#11 0x080a95bc in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x402fd2a0,
globals=0xfffffffb, 
    locals=0x0, args=0x402f3318, argcount=2, kws=0x0,
kwcount=0, defs=0x0, 
    defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2663
#12 0x080fbda7 in function_call (func=0x4030617c,
arg=0x402f330c, kw=0x0)
    at Objects/funcobject.c:504
#13 0x0805b899 in PyObject_Call (func=0x40682000,
arg=0x0, kw=0x0)
    at Objects/abstract.c:1755
#14 0x08062288 in instancemethod_call (func=0x4030617c,
arg=0x402f330c, kw=0x0)
    at Objects/classobject.c:2433
#15 0x0805b899 in PyObject_Call (func=0x40682000,
arg=0x0, kw=0x0)
    at Objects/abstract.c:1755
#16 0x080aa892 in do_call (func=0x4032025c,
pp_stack=0x402f330c, na=0, nk=0)
    at Python/ceval.c:3644
#17 0x080aa4f9 in call_function (pp_stack=0xbffff5fc,
oparg=0)
    at Python/ceval.c:3460
#18 0x080a8a2e in eval_frame (f=0x818b414) at
Python/ceval.c:2116
#19 0x080aa7ad in fast_function (func=0xfffffffb,
pp_stack=0xbffff71c, n=2, 
    na=0, nk=1076865996) at Python/ceval.c:3518
#20 0x080aa56c in call_function (pp_stack=0xbffff71c,
oparg=0)
    at Python/ceval.c:3458
#21 0x080a8a2e in eval_frame (f=0x8183814) at
Python/ceval.c:2116
#22 0x080a95bc in PyEval_EvalCodeEx (co=0x402ed2a0,
globals=0xfffffffb, 
    locals=0x0, args=0x0, argcount=0, kws=0x0,
kwcount=0, defs=0x0, 
    defcount=0, closure=0x0) at Python/ceval.c:2663
#23 0x080abdb9 in PyEval_EvalCode (co=0x0, globals=0x0,
locals=0x0)
    at Python/ceval.c:537
#24 0x080d7d2b in run_node (n=0x402bb79c, filename=0x0,
globals=0x0, 
    locals=0x0, flags=0x0) at Python/pythonrun.c:1265
#25 0x080d74df in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags (fp=0x8139050, 
    filename=0xbffffa4d "testexpat.py",
closeit=-1073743283, flags=0xbffff878)
    at Python/pythonrun.c:862
#26 0x08054dd5 in Py_Main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff8f4) at
Modules/main.c:415
#27 0x0805492b in main (argc=0, argv=0x0) at
Modules/python.c:23