Re: [Python-Dev] Better module shutdown procedure

Le Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:27:37 -0500, Daniel Stutzbach a écrit :

Here is my understanding of the proposed procedure:

1. Replace modules in sys.modules with weakrefs 2. Run the garbage collector 3. Replace globals in any remaining modules with None 4. Run the garbage collector

Is it possible for a __del__ method to be called in step 4 or not? I am still unclear on this point. :-)

If an object is holding a reference to a module (e.g. self._sys = sys), then yes it should be possible because the reference has been creating a cycle.