#6944: the argument to PyArg_ParseTuple should be a tuple, otherwise a...

#6944: the argument to PyArg_ParseTuple should be a tuple, otherwise a SystemError is set.  Also clean up another usage of PyArg_ParseTuple.

Lib/test/test_socket.py

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class GeneralModuleTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 # On some versions, this loses a reference
                 orig = sys.getrefcount(__name__)
                 socket.getnameinfo(__name__,0)
-            except SystemError:
+            except TypeError:
                 if sys.getrefcount(__name__) <> orig:
                     self.fail("socket.getnameinfo loses a reference")
 

Misc/NEWS

@@ -1333,6 +1333,9 @@ C-API
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #6944: Fix a SystemError when socket.getnameinfo() was called
+  with something other than a tuple as first argument.
+
 - Issue #6865: Fix reference counting issue in the initialization of the pwd
   module.
 

Modules/socketmodule.c

@@ -4100,6 +4100,11 @@ socket_getnameinfo(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	flags = flowinfo = scope_id = 0;
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Oi:getnameinfo", &sa, &flags))
 		return NULL;
+	if (!PyTuple_Check(sa)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"getnameinfo() argument 1 must be a tuple");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(sa, "si|ii",
 			      &hostp, &port, &flowinfo, &scope_id))
 		return NULL;
@@ -4124,9 +4129,7 @@ socket_getnameinfo(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	switch (res->ai_family) {
 	case AF_INET:
 	    {
-		char *t1;
-		int t2;
-		if (PyArg_ParseTuple(sa, "si", &t1, &t2) == 0) {
+		if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(sa) != 2) {
 			PyErr_SetString(socket_error,
 				"IPv4 sockaddr must be 2 tuple");
 			goto fail;