[Python-Dev] Bizarre new test failure

Neil Schemenauer nas@python.ca
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 07:10:54 -0700


Tim Peters wrote:
> [Neil Schemenauer]
> > Must sleep.  Too much CS.
> 
> Ya, Canadian sausage always does me in too.

But it's so good.

> If there isn't a bug, this case takes 3(!) passes.

Perhaps it is a reference counting bug.  If a reference count is too
high then tp_clear will keep decref'ing it until it gets to zero.

  Neil