[pypy-dev] html_fibo.py’s problem.

[Kenji Yano]

Hi, Anto

Thanks for your reply.

2011/8/1 Antonio Cuni <anto.cuni at gmail.com>:
> On 01/08/11 07:25, Kenji Yano wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I　found the cause of html_fibo.py at the EuroPython Hands-on.
>> This case, HtmlTag destructor isn’t call when the object didn’t use.
>> Is this garbage collection’s problem?
>> (pypy-trunk(1.6.0-dev) same too.)
>
> yes.  The difference with CPython is that CPython destroys the object as
> soon as it forgets the last reference to the object (and thus it is
> deterministic), while on PyPy the objects are destroyed only the the GC runs
> (which is not deterministic).

OK, I understand.

>
>> runing code and patch are the following link.(not pypy source code patch.)
>> https://gist.github.com/1117550
>
> your patch works but it's suboptimal and slower than it need. The proper
> solution would be to add the appropriate calls to .close() to the file and
> to the generator (possibily using the with statement) and also to provide a
> method to HtmlTag to explicitly close the tag instead of relying on the
> __del__.

yes, I know. I wanted to say gc doesn't work. That's the only reason.

>> and is this problem in bugs.pypy.org? I can’nt found it.
>
> it works for me:
> https://bugs.pypy.org/
>
> you need to explicitly allow our custom SSL certificate, but that's all.
> ciao,
> Anto
>

I created new issue, because pypy have compatibility problem.
but, I learned that pypy has different garbage collection strategies.
so I remove that issue.

Cheers
Kenji