[C++-sig] Memory Leaks In VS.NET 2003 With BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE

[Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve]

--- Matt <mjkeyes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> One more quick note - in doing some google searches on this subject,
> I found a couple of things:
> 
> 1.  People were told to ignore the boost memory leaks because modern
> computers can handle it (which sounds like a BAD BAD BAD approach
> to me)

Sounds bad to me, too, but it depends on the context.

> 2.  People were told not to call Py_Finalize()

That's correct. Boost.Python doesn't support cleanup for Py_Finalize. Isn't
that documented somewhere? (I never use embedding.)
 
> Are either of these correct, and can I ignore my Py_Finalize call?

Yes, you have to comment out Py_Finalize.

If you can, make Python the main. IMHO embedding is a plan B.

Cheers,
        Ralf



		
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