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[Mr Python <raychorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

clist uses the following method however __repr__ methods must take care
to use some method other than the str() method when producing a
representation of a clist because the method below causes stack overflow
problems at runtime.


    def __repr__(self):
        return "clist(%s)" %str(self)

A better method would be to represent the clist as a list of items
rather than as a representation of the whole list.

This bug affects how clist instances get handled by a method that needs
to represent the clist - this does not happen often however when it does
happen the method above fails.

The reason is str() uses __repr__() - this is common for all Python
objects that seek to use str() to form a representation of an object
where the item being rendered by str() is the object itself.

** Affects: pyax
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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clist has a bug that limits how a clist instance can be used.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319792
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