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formatfloat wrong return in unicode_format.c #151845

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opened on Jun 21, 2026
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Bug description:

Original gist: https://gist.github.com/devdanzin/577421b083bad6802aa391b909d1a725

formatfloat (line 163): Returns 0 (success) when _PyUnicode_FromASCII fails. Caller has safety net, but violates return-value contract.

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CPython main branch

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  • gh-151845: Fix formatfloat() return-value contract in unicode_format.c #151846
  • [3.15] gh-151845: Fix formatfloat() return-value contract in unicode_format.c (GH-151846) #151865

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    on Jun 21, 2026
  2. aisk
    added a parent issue on Jun 21, 2026
    • Umbrella issue: bugs found using cpython-review-toolkit #146102
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    interpreter-core(Objects, Python, Grammar, and Parser dirs)(Objects, Python, Grammar, and Parser dirs)
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  4. sobolevn
    added 2 commits that reference this issue on Jun 21, 2026

    gh-151845: Fix formatfloat() return-value contract in unicode_format.c (

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    [3.15] gh-151845: Fix formatfloat() return-value contract in unicode_…

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  5. StanFromIreland
    closed this as completedon Jun 21, 2026
  6. pyctrl
    added a commit that references this issue on Jul 5, 2026

    pythongh-151845: Fix formatfloat() return-value contract in unicode_f…

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