The following extension module crashes when passed a non-string argument rather than throwing a TypeError:
************* string_bug.pyx ***************** from libcpp.string cimport string cdef extern from "stdio.h": int printf(char *format, ...) nogil def blow_up(string text): printf(text.c_str()) ***************************************** To see this run ************* show_bug.py ***************** import string_bug # This is O.K. string_bug.blow_up("Testing...") # This seg faults for me. string_bug.blow_up(1) ***************************************** Here is my setup.py for your convenience: ************** setup.py ******************* from distutils.core import setup from distutils.extension import Extension from Cython.Distutils import build_ext setup(cmdclass={'build_ext': build_ext}, ext_modules=[Extension("string_bug", sources=["string_bug.pyx"], language="c++")]) ****************************************** Also, I have: > python Python 2.7.5 (default, May 15 2013, 22:43:36) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import Cython >>> Cython.__version__ '0.19.1' Cheers, Gerard This e-mail and any attachments are confidential, may contain legal, professional or other privileged information, and are intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, do not use the information in this e-mail in any way, delete this e-mail and notify the sender. -EXCIP
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