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diff --git a/Python/pystate.c b/Python/pystate.c
index 1139851c3c..62bf09b626 100644
--- a/Python/pystate.c
+++ b/Python/pystate.c
@@ -266,17 +266,21 @@ PyThreadState_Swap(PyThreadState *new)
/* An extension mechanism to store arbitrary additional per-thread state.
PyThreadState_GetDict() returns a dictionary that can be used to hold such
state; the caller should pick a unique key and store its state there. If
- PyThreadState_GetDict() returns NULL, an exception has been raised (most
- likely MemoryError) and the caller should pass on the exception. */
+ PyThreadState_GetDict() returns NULL, an exception has *not* been raised
+ and the caller should assume no per-thread state is available. */
PyObject *
PyThreadState_GetDict(void)
{
if (_PyThreadState_Current == NULL)
- Py_FatalError("PyThreadState_GetDict: no current thread");
+ return NULL;
- if (_PyThreadState_Current->dict == NULL)
- _PyThreadState_Current->dict = PyDict_New();
+ if (_PyThreadState_Current->dict == NULL) {
+ PyObject *d;
+ _PyThreadState_Current->dict = d = PyDict_New();
+ if (d == NULL)
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ }
return _PyThreadState_Current->dict;
}