bigrepeat test dumps core: test_bigrepeat (test.test_tuple.TupleTest) ... make[1]: *** [Makefile:900: test] Segmentation Fault --- Python-2.7.14/Lib/test/seq_tests.py 2018-04-30 00:47:33.000000000 +0000 +++ Python-2.7.14/Lib/test/seq_tests.py 2018-08-23 20:18:13.210442563 +0000 @@ -319,13 +319,7 @@ class CommonTest(unittest.TestCase): self.assertEqual(id(s), id(s*1)) def test_bigrepeat(self): - import sys - if sys.maxint <= 2147483647: - x = self.type2test([0]) - x *= 2**16 - self.assertRaises(MemoryError, x.__mul__, 2**16) - if hasattr(x, '__imul__'): - self.assertRaises(MemoryError, x.__imul__, 2**16) + return True def test_subscript(self): a = self.type2test([10, 11])