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  r88456 | martin.v.loewis | 2011-02-21 17:24:00 +0100 (Mo, 21 Feb 2011) | 2 lines

  - Check for NULL result in PyType_FromSpec.
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Misc/NEWS

@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 3.2.1?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-20XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+- Check for NULL result in PyType_FromSpec.
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.2?
 =========================
 

Objects/typeobject.c

@@ -2330,6 +2330,8 @@ PyObject* PyType_FromSpec(PyType_Spec *spec)
     char *res_start = (char*)res;
     PyType_Slot *slot;
 
+    if (res == NULL)
+      return NULL;
     res->ht_name = PyUnicode_FromString(spec->name);
     if (!res->ht_name)
 	goto fail;