Raymond Hettinger added the comment:

> is it the case that if the current check passes incorrectly 
> one will always get a segfauilt or other error?

Yes, that is the case.  All four of these checks precede a reference to an 
structure member that depends on being an exact type or subtype.  So, yes they 
are all necessary to prevent segfaults or other undefined behavior.

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nosy: +rhettinger

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