diff --git a/tests/test_issue_2473.py b/tests/test_issue_2473.py
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+# coding=utf-8
+# Copyright 2024 HuggingFace Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+from smolagents.local_python_executor import InterpreterError, evaluate_python_code
+
+
+def test_issue_2473():
+    dangerous_integer_operations = [
+        ("pow_result = 2 ** 10_000_001", {}),
+        ("shift_result = 1 << 10_000_001", {}),
+        ("mult_result = left * right", {"left": 1 << 5_000_000, "right": 1 << 5_000_000}),
+    ]
+
+    for code, state in dangerous_integer_operations:
+        with pytest.raises(InterpreterError):
+            evaluate_python_code(code, state=state, timeout_seconds=None)