doctest systematically leaked memory when handling an exception in an

tim-one · tim-one · commit 77f2d504c389 · 2001-06-24T18:59:01.000Z
example (an obvious trackback cycle).  Repaired.
Bugfix candidate.
diff --git 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:
