[issue32235] [2.7 regression] test_xml_etree test_xml_etree_c failures with 2.7 and 3.6 branches 20171205

Matthias Klose added the comment: ok, I can confirm that the failures go away with an updated version. Then trying to find documentation about required external dependencies... None. While we have pointers to optimize the build, we don't have anything about requirements

[issue32235] [2.7 regression] test_xml_etree test_xml_etree_c failures with 2.7 and 3.6 branches 20171205

STINNER Victor added the comment: See bpo-31170 for expat 2.2.3 bug (and maybe also bpo-30947). -- nosy: +vstinner ___ Python tracker

[issue32235] [2.7 regression] test_xml_etree test_xml_etree_c failures with 2.7 and 3.6 branches 20171205

Change by Serhiy Storchaka : -- resolution: -> third party ___ Python tracker ___

[issue32235] [2.7 regression] test_xml_etree test_xml_etree_c failures with 2.7 and 3.6 branches 20171205

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: This means that you need to update the expat library. Expat version 2.2.3 contains a bug, it affects not only Python, but all depending applications. -- nosy: +serhiy.storchaka ___

[issue32235] [2.7 regression] test_xml_etree test_xml_etree_c failures with 2.7 and 3.6 branches 20171205

New submission from Matthias Klose : Seen with recent Debian and Ubuntu builds, builds configured with --with-system-expat, expat version 2.2.3. == ERROR: test_expat224_utf8_bug (test.test_xml_etree.BugsTest)