python · iritkatriel · Sep 5, 2026 · Sep 5, 2026
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h b/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ enum _PyCompile_FBlockType {
      COMPILE_FBLOCK_EXCEPTION_HANDLER,
      COMPILE_FBLOCK_EXCEPTION_GROUP_HANDLER,
      COMPILE_FBLOCK_ASYNC_COMPREHENSION_GENERATOR,
+     COMPILE_FBLOCK_INLINED_COMPREHENSION,
      COMPILE_FBLOCK_STOP_ITERATION,
 };
 

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_syntax.py b/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
@@ -3225,6 +3225,21 @@ def test_syntax_error_on_deeply_nested_blocks(self):
 """
         self._check_error(source, "too many statically nested blocks")
 
+    @support.cpython_only
+    def test_nested_inlined_comprehensions_block_limit(self):
+        # Each inlined comprehension with locals emits SETUP_FINALLY, which
+        # must count toward CO_MAXBLOCKS (gh-156091).
+        def src(depth):
+            e = "i for i in r"
+            for _ in range(depth - 1):
+                e = "[" + e + "] for i in r"
+            return "x = [" + e + "]"
+
+        CO_MAXBLOCKS = 21
+        compile(src(CO_MAXBLOCKS), "<testcase>", "exec")
+        self._check_error(src(CO_MAXBLOCKS + 1),
+                          "too many statically nested blocks")
+
     @support.cpython_only
     def test_error_on_parser_stack_overflow(self):
         source = "-" * 100000 + "4"

diff --git a/...WS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-09-04-14-06-00.gh-issue-156091.nested-comp.rst b/...WS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-09-04-14-06-00.gh-issue-156091.nested-comp.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix a crash when compiling deeply nested inlined list, set, or dict
+comprehensions. A :exc:`SyntaxError` is now raised when the nesting exceeds
+the compiler's static block limit.
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ codegen_unwind_fblock(compiler *c, location *ploc,
         case COMPILE_FBLOCK_EXCEPTION_HANDLER:
         case COMPILE_FBLOCK_EXCEPTION_GROUP_HANDLER:
         case COMPILE_FBLOCK_ASYNC_COMPREHENSION_GENERATOR:
+        case COMPILE_FBLOCK_INLINED_COMPREHENSION:
         case COMPILE_FBLOCK_STOP_ITERATION:
             return SUCCESS;
 
@@ -4685,8 +4686,11 @@ codegen_push_inlined_comprehension_locals(compiler *c, location loc,
         NEW_JUMP_TARGET_LABEL(c, cleanup);
         state->cleanup = cleanup;
 
-        // no need to push an fblock for this "virtual" try/finally; there can't
-        // be return/continue/break inside a comprehension
+        // Count against CO_MAXBLOCKS: SETUP_FINALLY consumes an except-stack
+        // slot even though return/continue/break cannot appear here.
+        RETURN_IF_ERROR(_PyCompile_PushFBlock(
+            c, loc, COMPILE_FBLOCK_INLINED_COMPREHENSION,
+            cleanup, NO_LABEL, NULL));
         ADDOP_JUMP(c, loc, SETUP_FINALLY, cleanup);
     }
     return SUCCESS;
@@ -4732,6 +4736,8 @@ codegen_pop_inlined_comprehension_locals(compiler *c, location loc,
 {
     if (state->pushed_locals) {
         ADDOP(c, NO_LOCATION, POP_BLOCK);
+        _PyCompile_PopFBlock(c, COMPILE_FBLOCK_INLINED_COMPREHENSION,
+                             state->cleanup);
 
         NEW_JUMP_TARGET_LABEL(c, end);
         ADDOP_JUMP(c, NO_LOCATION, JUMP_NO_INTERRUPT, end);