python2.7 throws bus error when issuing `help("modules")'

joerg van den hoff veedeehjay at gmail.com
Mon Aug 24 08:34:21 UTC 2020



On 23.08.20 21:45, Joshua Root wrote:
> joerg van den hoff wrote:
>> seen with current macports and
>>
>> Python 2.7.18 (default, Apr 22 2020, 05:03:29)
>> [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 11.0.3 (clang-1103.0.32.29)] on darwin
>>
>> I get a reproducible bus error when trying to get a list of known modules
>>
>> with `help("modules").
>>
>> /usr/bin/python (which is 2.7.16) does not do this and lists the modules just fine. any ideas how to
>> track this down?
> 
> It may be a problem with one of your installed modules. Find the crash
> log in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports or possibly
> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.

thanks for this suggestion. I have had a look and cannot make sufficient sense of it. here is the 
leading section with the traceback:

==========cut=================
Process:               Python [39583]
Path: 
/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
Identifier:            Python
Version:               2.7.18 (2.7.18)
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        mksh [39567]
Responsible:           launchd_startx [536]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2020-08-23 15:42:58.343 +0200
OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.15.3 (19D76)
Report Version:        12
Bridge OS Version:     4.2 (17P3050)
Anonymous UUID:        796719FD-E55D-61E2-97C4-8064BB1374F8

Sleep/Wake UUID:       2DF1A4D2-1168-4425-B0FD-8A2210C1F5BE

Time Awake Since Boot: 860000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       1000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread:        0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes:       KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000105ec4b1e
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Signal:    Bus error: 10
Termination Reason:    Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xa
Terminating Process:   exc handler [39583]

VM Regions Near 0x105ec4b1e:
     __TEXT                 0000000105e68000-0000000105ebc000 [  336K] r-x/rwx SM=COW 
/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/objc/_objc.so
--> __DATA_CONST           0000000105ebc000-0000000105ec7000 [   44K] r--/rwx SM=COW 
/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/objc/_objc.so
     __DATA                 0000000105ec7000-0000000105ed5000 [   56K] rw-/rwx SM=COW 
/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/objc/_objc.so

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e91703 setup_descr + 451
1   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e903c9 process_metadata_dict + 105
2   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e8fdd3 PyObjCMethodSignature_WithMetaData + 51
3   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e919b6 setup_descr + 1142
4   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e90506 process_metadata_dict + 422
5   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e8fc83 PyObjC_registerMetaData + 451
6   _objc.so                      	0x0000000105e9479e registerMetaData + 78
7   org.python.python             	0x00000001046d540c PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 26124
8   org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
9   org.python.python             	0x00000001046ce302 PyEval_EvalCode + 34
10  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f0726 PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx + 230
11  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f3a7f load_source_module + 975
12  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f354d import_submodule + 285
13  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f2f9e load_next + 270
14  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f1e3b PyImport_ImportModuleLevel + 875
15  org.python.python             	0x00000001046c9629 builtin___import__ + 137
16  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
17  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d375b PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 18779
18  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
19  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ce302 PyEval_EvalCode + 34
20  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f0726 PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx + 230
21  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f3a7f load_source_module + 975
22  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f3df1 load_package + 321
23  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f354d import_submodule + 285
24  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f2feb load_next + 347
25  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f1dc5 PyImport_ImportModuleLevel + 757
26  org.python.python             	0x00000001046c9629 builtin___import__ + 137
27  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
28  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d375b PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 18779
29  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
30  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ce302 PyEval_EvalCode + 34
31  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f0726 PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx + 230
32  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f3a7f load_source_module + 975
33  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f3df1 load_package + 321
34  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f354d import_submodule + 285
35  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f2f9e load_next + 270
36  org.python.python             	0x00000001046f1dc5 PyImport_ImportModuleLevel + 757
37  org.python.python             	0x00000001046c9629 builtin___import__ + 137
38  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d540c PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 26124
39  org.python.python             	0x0000000104641d64 gen_send_ex + 180
40  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d4589 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 22409
41  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
42  org.python.python             	0x00000001046db9da fast_function + 106
43  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d4bcf PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24015
44  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
45  org.python.python             	0x00000001046db9da fast_function + 106
46  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d4bcf PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24015
47  org.python.python             	0x00000001046dbac1 fast_function + 337
48  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d4bcf PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24015
49  org.python.python             	0x00000001046dbac1 fast_function + 337
50  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d4bcf PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 24015
51  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
52  org.python.python             	0x000000010464d734 function_call + 340
53  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
54  org.python.python             	0x0000000104632f24 instancemethod_call + 180
55  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
56  org.python.python             	0x0000000104631ffe instance_call + 110
57  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
58  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d5dd7 PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 28631
59  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
60  org.python.python             	0x000000010464d734 function_call + 340
61  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
62  org.python.python             	0x0000000104632f24 instancemethod_call + 180
63  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
64  org.python.python             	0x0000000104688438 slot_tp_call + 168
65  org.python.python             	0x0000000104622ff1 PyObject_Call + 97
66  org.python.python             	0x00000001046d512c PyEval_EvalFrameEx + 25388
67  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ceb64 PyEval_EvalCodeEx + 2132
68  org.python.python             	0x00000001046ce302 PyEval_EvalCode + 34
69  org.python.python             	0x00000001046feefb PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags + 443
70  org.python.python             	0x00000001046fe91e PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags + 158
71  org.python.python             	0x00000001046fe7b0 PyRun_AnyFileExFlags + 64
72  org.python.python             	0x00000001047169a4 Py_Main + 3252
73  libdyld.dylib                 	0x00007fff72e457fd start + 1

Thread 1:
0   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	0x00007fff73045818 start_wqthread + 0

Thread 2:
0   libsystem_pthread.dylib       	0x00007fff73045818 start_wqthread + 0

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
   rax: 0x0000000000000408  rbx: 0x0000000105f403b0  rcx: 0x0000000000000400  rdx: 0x0000000104772600
   rdi: 0x0000000105a7a0f0  rsi: 0x0000000105a7a0f0  rbp: 0x00007ffeeb5f19e0  rsp: 0x00007ffeeb5f1960
    r8: 0x0000000105f403e8   r9: 0x000000000000000e  r10: 0x0000000000000010  r11: 0xffffffffffbc64d0
   r12: 0x0000000105f403b0  r13: 0x00000000fffffffe  r14: 0x0000000000000000  r15: 0x0000000105ec4b00
   rip: 0x0000000105e91703  rfl: 0x0000000000010202  cr2: 0x0000000105ec4b1e

Logical CPU:     2
Error Code:      0x00000007 (invalid protections for user data read)
Trap Number:     14
==========cut=================

do you see the problem? I don't :|

best,

joerg

> 
> - Josh
> 


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