R. David Murray <rdmur...@bitdance.com> added the comment:

What I am saying is that if an extension module (one that provides non-python 
code in a load module) is corrupt, then it can totally screw up Python's 
internal bookkeeping, and there is nothing Python can do to protect itself 
against that.

If the "corrupt" module in question is pure Python, then you are correct, 
'help' should not fail.  If, however, the corrupt module is not pure Python, 
then there may be nothing that can be done by Python to prevent the failure.

Can you reproduce the problem using a pure Python 'corrupt' module?

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