From: Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 18:59:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doctest systematically leaked memory when handling an exception in an
X-Git-Tag: v2.2a3~1438
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=77f2d504c3891ff7f75d1e50d12b4cdb30e89767;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

doctest systematically leaked memory when handling an exception in an
example (an obvious trackback cycle).  Repaired.
Bugfix candidate.
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diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index 08879dd98108..f83de6ca8f73 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)[-1]
                 state = OK
             else: