fix: prevent RecursionError in BaseModel.__eq__ for self-referencing models #12648
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Fixes #10630
Description
This PR prevents
RecursionErrorwhen comparing Pydantic models with self-references (cycles), addressing issue #10630.Implementation
_recursion_ignorethread-local set inpydantic/main.py.BaseModel.__eq__to track pairs of(id(self), id(other))currently being compared.__eq__returnsTrue(assuming equality for the cycle), aligning with Python's standard recursive equality behavior.Verification
tests/test_issue_10630.pywhich reproduces the crash and verifies the fix.pytest tests/test_main.py) to ensure no regressions.