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exec() crashes Rust Python when taking large expression as argument #2783

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When we set the argument of exec() as a complex expression, Rust Python interpreter crashes Please check the following example. This example triggers segmentation fault on Rust Python 0.1.2 interpreter.

test.py

mylist = []
n = 10000
print(exec("mylist"+"+mylist"*n))

Actual output:

Segmentation fault (core dumped)

System:

Ubuntu 16.04
Rust Python 0.1.2 interpreter

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