[Python-Dev] Single- vs. Multi-pass iterability

[Alex Martelli]

On Thursday 18 July 2002 01:48 am, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Alex Martelli <aleax@aleax.it>:
> > Still, it doesn't solve the reference-loop-between-two-deuced-things-
> > that-don't-cooperate-with-gc problem.
>
> Would making them cooperate with GC be a difficult
> thing to do? Seems to me we should be moving towards
> making everything cooperate with GC, and fixing
> things like this whenever they come to light.

Tim Peters says it wouldn't be, but I have not explored that.


Alex