[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-728896 ] Strange exception handling in win32api registry fns

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Bugs item #728896, was opened at 2003-04-28 22:49
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Category: win32
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Assigned to: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Summary: Strange exception handling in win32api registry fns

Initial Comment:
Hi,

The registry handling methods in win32api seem to have
problems with
the Python exception handling. It took me some time,
but I have
managed to isolate the problem to a simple program. But
the problem is
more severe in more complicated situations, and there
it seems to
happen with most (or all) registry methods
(win32api.Reg...()).

The methods of _winreg module do not exhibit this
problem. For now, I
am using _winreg. However, it would be nice if the
problem could be
tracked down inside the win32api's source code and be
fixed.

regards,

Hung Jung Lu

#----------------------------------------------------------------------
# OS used: Windows XP
#
# Python 2.1
#     program works correctly: correct exception
message displayed
#
# Python 2.2.2 (win32all build 152)
#    (a) In Pythonwin intractive window, you get
#        SystemError: error return without exception set
#    (b) When running with python.exe, it crashes
#
# Python 2.3b1 (win32all build 153)
#    (a) In Pythonwin intractive window, you get
#        SystemError: error return without exception set
#    (b) When running with python.exe, program exits
silently,
#        which is not the correct behavior
#
# Comments:
#     (a) equivalent _winreg module methods do not have
problem.
#     (b) problem seems to happen with most, or all,
win32api.Reg...()
#         methods, not in this particular example, but
in more
#         complicated programs (involving classes)
#

import win32con
import win32api

def reg_operation():
    hkey =
win32api.RegCreateKey(win32con.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
r'Software\Spam')
    x = 3/0 # or a statement like: raise 'error'

try: reg_operation()
except: x = 5/0 # or a statement like: raise 'error'

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