From: Thomas Wouters <thomas@python.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:07:17 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Backport Tim's checkin 1.12:
X-Git-Tag: v2.1.1c1~41
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=62ebe047e4c0c07dd5cc6956c2344af4f60578ff;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Backport Tim's checkin 1.12:

doctest systematically leaked memory when handling an exception in an
example (an obvious trackback cycle).  Repaired.
---

diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index 270e3087e752..c52a2955a7a0 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def _run_examples_inner(out, fakeout, examples, globs, verbose, name):
                 # Only compare exception type and value - the rest of
                 # the traceback isn't necessary.
                 want = want.split('\n')[-2] + '\n'
-                exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
+                exc_type, exc_val = sys.exc_info()[:2]
                 got = traceback.format_exception_only(exc_type, exc_val)[0]
                 state = OK
             else: