``` cdef extern from *: cdef Py_ssize_t PY_SSIZE_T_MIN cdef Py_ssize_t PY_SSIZE_T_MAX u""[PY_SSIZE_T_MAX:PY_SSIZE_T_MIN] ``` this should suffice to repro; this leads to overflow of a Py_ssize_t and a segfault at higher optimization levels, PR forthcoming