Index: python/python-value.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/python/python-value.c,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -p -u -r1.22 python-value.c
--- python/python-value.c	7 Jul 2009 19:36:09 -0000	1.22
+++ python/python-value.c	7 Jul 2009 20:32:27 -0000
@@ -294,17 +294,11 @@ valpy_getitem (PyObject *self, PyObject 
 	}
     }
 
-  if (res_val == NULL)
-    {
-      gdb_assert (field == NULL);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
   if (field)
     xfree (field);
   GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
 
-  return value_to_value_object (res_val);
+  return res_val ? value_to_value_object (res_val) : NULL;
 }
 
 static int