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Python: why is this code taken forever (infinite loop?)

I am developing an application on Google App Engine. One of my methods never ends, and it makes me think that it is caught in an endless loop. I stared at him, but I could not understand.

Disclaimer: I use the http://code.google.com/p/gaeunit link text to run my tests. Perhaps this is strange?

This is a problem function:

def _traverseForwards(course, c_levels):
    ''' Looks forwards in the dependency graph '''
    result = {'nodes': [], 'arcs': []}

    if c_levels == 0:
        return result

    model_arc_tails_with_course = set(_getListArcTailsWithCourse(course))
    q_arc_heads = DependencyArcHead.all()

    for model_arc_head in q_arc_heads:
        for model_arc_tail in model_arc_tails_with_course:
            if model_arc_tail.key() in model_arc_head.tails:
                result['nodes'].append(model_arc_head.sink)
                result['arcs'].append(_makeArc(course, model_arc_head.sink))

                # rec_result = _traverseForwards(model_arc_head.sink, c_levels - 1)

                # _extendResult(result, rec_result)

    return result

Initially, I thought it might be a recursion error, but I commented on the recursion and the problem persists. If this function is called using c_levels = 0, it works fine.

Models to which he refers:

class Course(db.Model):
    dept_code = db.StringProperty()
    number = db.IntegerProperty()
    title = db.StringProperty()
    raw_pre_reqs = db.StringProperty(multiline=True)
    original_description = db.StringProperty()

    def getPreReqs(self):
        return pickle.loads(str(self.raw_pre_reqs))

    def __repr__(self):
        return "%s %s: %s" % (self.dept_code, self.number, self.title)

class DependencyArcTail(db.Model):
    ''' A list of courses that is a pre-req for something else '''
    courses = db.ListProperty(db.Key)

    def equals(self, arcTail):
        for this_course in self.courses:
            if not (this_course in arcTail.courses):
                return False

        for other_course in arcTail.courses:
            if not (other_course in self.courses):
                return False

        return True

class DependencyArcHead(db.Model):
    ''' Maintains a course, and a list of tails with that course as their sink '''
    sink = db.ReferenceProperty()
    tails = db.ListProperty(db.Key)

Helper functions that it refers to:

def _makeArc(source, sink):
    return {'source': source, 'sink': sink}

def _getListArcTailsWithCourse(course):
    ''' returns a LIST, not SET 
        there may be duplicate entries
    '''
    q_arc_heads = DependencyArcHead.all()
    result = []
    for arc_head in q_arc_heads:
        for key_arc_tail in arc_head.tails:
            model_arc_tail = db.get(key_arc_tail)
            if course.key() in model_arc_tail.courses:
                result.append(model_arc_tail)

    return result

Am I missing something pretty obvious here, or is GAEUnit working?

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