From b0c3bdab47dbd5bb707f743a4d312ec6a584ca3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Murray <radarhere@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:14:11 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Only clear error if it is BufferError

---
 src/path.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 19d1e8de0a2..e5f2c0ef061 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -190,7 +190,12 @@ PyPath_Flatten(PyObject *data, double **pxy) {
             PyBuffer_Release(&buffer);
             return n;
         }
-        PyErr_Clear();
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+            if (!PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_BufferError)) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+            PyErr_Clear();
+        }
     }
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(data)) {