[Python-modules-team] Bug#740213: python-numpy: help(numpy) produces segfault

[Nathaniel Beaver]

Package: python-numpy
Version: 1:1.8.0-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

Steps to reproduce:

$ python -c 'import numpy; help(numpy); 1+1'

Press q to exit help.

Get a segfault.

Alternately, in interactive mode:
$ python
 >>> import numpy
 >>> help(numpy)
Segmentation fault

Running it in gdb gives this:
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
__mempcpy_ia32 () at ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/../mempcpy.S:54
54      ../sysdeps/i386/i686/multiarch/../mempcpy.S: No such file or 
directory.

I could attach the full backtrace, but I think this should be sufficient.

I know this to affect both unstable and testing.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Beaver



-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
   APT prefers unstable
   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.12-1-686-pae (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: 
LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-numpy depends on:
ii  libatlas3-base [liblapack.so.3]  3.10.1-4
ii  libblas3 [libblas.so.3]          1.2.20110419-7
ii  libc6                            2.18-3
ii  libgcc1                          1:4.8.2-16
ii  libgfortran3                     4.8.2-16
ii  liblapack3 [liblapack.so.3]      3.5.0-2
ii  libquadmath0                     4.8.2-16
ii  python                           2.7.5-5
ii  python-support                   1.0.15

python-numpy recommends no packages.

Versions of packages python-numpy suggests:
ii  gcc               4:4.8.2-2
ii  gfortran          4:4.8.2-2
ii  python-dev        2.7.5-5
pn  python-nose       <none>
ii  python-numpy-dbg  1:1.8.0-1
pn  python-numpy-doc  <none>

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