Mark Lawrence added the comment: Python prompt or script makes no difference.
C:\Users\Mark\Desktop>py -2.6 time_strftime_Buffer_Over-read.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "time_strftime_Buffer_Over-read.py", line 2, in <module> strftime("AA%"*0x10000) ValueError: Invalid format string Python 3.5.0rc2 (v3.5.0rc2:cc15d736d860, Aug 25 2015, 05:08:37) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from time import * >>> strftime("AA%"*0x10000) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ValueError: Invalid format string ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue24917> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com