ICE-5372 - validate argument to ice_exception in Python

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/py/test/Ice/exceptions/ServerAMD.py b/py/test/Ice/exceptions/ServerAMD.py
index 41b3fb3675e..36345b1e040 100755
--- a/py/test/Ice/exceptions/ServerAMD.py
+++ b/py/test/Ice/exceptions/ServerAMD.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ if not slice_dir:
 Ice.loadSlice('"-I' + slice_dir + '" TestAMD.ice')
 import Test
 
+def test(b):
+    if not b:
+        raise RuntimeError('test assertion failed')
+
 class ThrowerI(Test.Thrower):
     def shutdown_async(self, cb, current=None):
         current.adapter.getCommunicator().shutdown()
@@ -109,6 +113,13 @@ class ThrowerI(Test.Thrower):
         cb.ice_exception(Ice.TimeoutException())
 
     def throwNonIceException_async(self, cb, current=None):
+        # Python-specific: make sure the argument is validated.
+        try:
+            cb.ice_exception('foo')
+            test(False)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+
         cb.ice_exception(RuntimeError("12345"))
 
     def throwAssertException_async(self, cb, current=None):