[Python-checkins] Python Regression Test Failures refleak (1)
Thomas Heller
theller at python.net
Sun Apr 16 22:22:28 CEST 2006
Neal Norwitz wrote:
> On 4/13/06, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
>> [Thomas Heller]
>>> Neal, does this mean that test_ctypes does not leak anymore, or is it
>>> somehow excluded from this list?
>> I'm guessing, but I believe Neal uses Misc/build.sh for this, and
>> ctypes is now in its LEAKY_TESTS pattern of test names to skip:
>>
>> LEAKY_TESTS="test_(cmd_line|ctypes|filecmp|socket|threadedtempfile|threading|threading_local|urllib2)"
>
> Tim's right, the leak report comes from Misc/build.sh (same with
> building the docs and other emails sent to python-checkins). ctypes
> leaks inconsistently which is why it's in the LEAKY_TESTS. In this
> case it didn't show any leaks. I don't know if the leaks will return.
> When the leaks aren't consistent and report the same number, it
> usually means there are references elsewhere that may or may not be
> cleaned up.
>
> However, ctypes still leaks when reloaded. We probably ought to have
> a test for each module that just does reload(module) and see if that
> leaks. I wouldn't be surprised if several C modules leak.
>
I've added a tracker item for that.
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1471423&group_id=5470&atid=105470
Thomas
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